Chinese phrase
账单怎么收？ zhàng dān zěn me shōu
Meaning
How should we handle the bill?
When to use it
It asks how the bill should be settled. In conversation, it checks whether diners will pay together or separately.
Example dialogue
这桌客人要结账，账单怎么收？ zhè zhuō kè rén yào jié zhàng zhàng dān zěn me shōu
The guests at this table want to pay, so how should we handle the bill?
他们说要分开付，我们就分开结账。 tā men shuō yào fēn kāi fù wǒ men jiù fēn kāi jié zhàng
They said they want to pay separately, so we'll split the bill.