Chinese word

开单

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi dān

Meaning

  • verbmake out a bill

Example

我给你开单，先付现金还是刷卡？wǒ gěi nǐ kāi dān xiān fù xiàn jīn hái shì shuā kǎ

I'll make out your bill; will you pay cash or by card?

Illustration for 开单 (make out a bill)

More examples

收银员在电脑上为新订单开单并打印了小票。shōu yín yuán zài diàn nǎo shàng wèi xīn dìng dān kāi dān bìng dǎ yìn le xiǎo piào

The cashier made out a bill for the new order on the computer and printed the receipt.

Core concept

Turn a customer's purchase or service request into a formal record for payment or fulfillment.

Common phrases

  • 为新订单开单wèi xīn dìng dān kāi dān

    make out a bill for a new order

  • 在电脑上开单zài diàn nǎo shàng kāi dān

    make out a bill on a computer

Similar words

结账jié zhàng: Pay the amount due and complete the payment process for a purchase or service.
收钱shōu qián: Receive a customer's payment in cash, by card, or through another payment method.
打单dǎ dān: Print an order or transaction slip from a terminal or printer to prepare it for processing.
开发票kāi fā piào: Prepare and issue a tax invoice to a customer.

Definition in Chinese

在买卖或提供服务时，为顾客记录并开出账单、收据或订单的行为。zài mǎi mài huò tí gōng fú wù shí wèi gù kè jì lù bìng kāi chū zhàng dān shōu jù huò dìng dān de xíng wéi

Word origin

开 (kāi, "open or issue") + 单 (dān, "form or bill") portrays the act of issuing a transaction document.

Usage tips

  • A cashier or service worker may say 开单 (kāidān, "make out a bill") while asking whether payment will be made in cash or by card, showing that the transaction is being processed.

Other meanings

  • register an orderverb

Opposites

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