Chinese word

刷卡机

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuā kǎ jī

Meaning

  • nouncard reader

Example

请在柜台用刷卡机付款。qǐng zài guì tái yòng shuā kǎ jī fù kuǎn

Please pay at the counter using the card reader.

Illustration for 刷卡机 (card reader)

More examples

请把卡插进刷卡机。qǐng bǎ kǎ chā jìn shuā kǎ jī

Please put your card into the card reader.

Core concept

A small checkout device where card information becomes an approved payment.

Common phrases

  • 在刷卡机付款zài shuā kǎ jī fù kuǎn

    pay using a card reader

  • 用刷卡机刷卡yòng shuā kǎ jī shuā kǎ

    swipe a card at a card reader

Similar words

POS机POS jī: A store terminal used to read payment cards and handle card transactions.
读卡器dú kǎ qì: A device that reads information from cards and sends it to another machine.

Definition in Chinese

通过刷卡、插卡或非接触方式读取银行卡信息并完成结算的终端设备。tōng guò shuā kǎ chā kǎ huò fēi jiē chù fāng shì dú qǔ yín háng kǎ xìn xī bìng wán chéng jié suàn de zhōng duān shè bèi

Word origin

刷卡机 (shuākǎjī, "card reader") combines 刷 (shuā, "swipe or read") + 卡 (kǎ, "card") + 机 (jī, "machine"), naming a machine that reads a card for payment.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often link swiping with a magnetic stripe, but this Chinese term also covers a device used for chip insertion or contactless tapping.

Other meanings

  • card terminalnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 刷卡shuā kǎswipe a cardverb
  • 刷卡支付shuā kǎ zhī fùpay by cardverb

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