English–Chinese
“cash register” in Chinese
How to say “cash register” in Chinese
“Cash register” in Chinese is 收银 (shōu yín).
The part of a shop where payment is received and the sale is completed.
Example sentences with 收银
请把发票交给收银员。qǐng bǎ fā piào jiāo gěi shōu yín yuán
Please give the invoice to the cashier.
Tips for using 收银
- English often uses separate words for the place, the machine, and the job, while Chinese can use one term for all three, so the surrounding shop context determines the intended sense.
Other Chinese words for “cash register”
店里的收款机坏了，顾客都不能结账。diàn lǐ de shōu kuǎn jī huài le gù kè dōu bù néng jié zhàng
The store's cash register is broken, so none of the customers can check out.
请到前面的收银机付款。qǐng dào qián miàn de shōu yín jī fù kuǎn
Please go to the cash register up ahead to pay.