Chinese phrase
交易被拒绝了 jiāo yì bèi jù jué le
Meaning
The transaction was declined
When to use it
A transaction has been declined and cannot go through. This clear, neutral phrase reports a payment problem, often when another card or payment method is needed.
Example dialogue
对不起，交易被拒绝了。您可以换一张卡试试吗？ duì bù qǐ jiāo yì bèi jù jué le nín ké yǐ huàn yì zhāng kǎ shì shì ma
Sorry, the transaction was declined. Could you try another card?
好的，我换一张。 hǎo de wǒ huàn yì zhāng
Okay, I'll use another one.