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📱 Phone & WeChat Pay in China

手机与微信支付·17 phrases·pinyin & native audio

Everything runs on your phone in China. Getting online, buying a SIM card, paying with WeChat. Every phrase below is something you say.

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Getting online上网

  • 有 Wi-Fi 吗？
    Yǒu Wi-Fi ma?
    Is there Wi-Fi?
  • 密码是多少？
    Mìmǎ shì duōshao?
    What's the password?
  • 我的手机没网。
    Wǒ de shǒujī méi wǎng.
    My phone has no internet.
  • 怎么连网？
    Zěnme lián wǎng?
    How do I get online?

Paying with your phone手机支付

  • 我可以用微信支付吗？
    Wǒ kěyǐ yòng Wēixìn zhīfù ma?
    Can I pay with WeChat Pay?
  • 你怎么收钱？
    Nǐ zěnme shōu qián?
    How do you take payment?
  • 我扫你，还是你扫我？
    Wǒ sǎo nǐ, háishi nǐ sǎo wǒ?
    Do I scan you, or do you scan me?
  • 我付现金。
    Wǒ fù xiànjīn.
    I'll pay cash.
  • 支付失败了。
    Zhīfù shībài le.
    The payment didn't go through.
  • 能帮我扫一下吗？
    Néng bāng wǒ sǎo yíxià ma?
    Could you scan it for me?

SIM card & top-ups手机卡与充值

  • 哪里能买手机卡？
    Nǎlǐ néng mǎi shǒujīkǎ?
    Where can I buy a SIM card?
  • 我要充话费。
    Wǒ yào chōng huàfèi.
    I'd like to top up my phone.
  • 我要流量。
    Wǒ yào liúliàng.
    I need mobile data.
  • 这个要实名吗？
    Zhège yào shímíng ma?
    Does this need ID registration?

Using apps用 App

  • 怎么用打车软件？
    Zěnme yòng dǎchē ruǎnjiàn?
    How do I use the ride-hailing app?
  • 帮我下载一下。
    Bāng wǒ xiàzài yíxià.
    Please help me download it.
  • 这个怎么用？
    Zhège zěnme yòng?
    How does this work?

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