Chinese word

插卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinchā kǎ

Meaning

  • verbinsert your card

Example

进地铁站要先插卡。jìn dì tiě zhàn yào xiān chā kǎ

You need to insert your card before entering the subway station.

Illustration for 插卡 (insert your card)

More examples

我在自助售票机上插卡买到票了。wǒ zài zì zhù shòu piào jī shàng chā kǎ mǎi dào piào le

I inserted my card at the self-service ticket machine and was able to buy a ticket.

Core concept

A card crosses into a reader's slot, allowing the machine to check it before access or payment.

Common phrases

  • 在自助售票机上插卡zài zì zhù shòu piào jī shàng chā kǎ

    insert your card at a self-service ticket machine

  • 插卡取票chā kǎ qǔ piào

    insert your card to get a ticket

  • 插卡充值chā kǎ chōng zhí

    insert your card to top up

Similar words

刷卡shuā kǎ: Swiping a card across a reader or bringing it close enough for the reader to detect it.
感应gǎn yìng: Bringing a card close to a reader so wireless signals allow reading or payment.

Definition in Chinese

将塑料卡片或磁条/芯片卡插入设备的卡槽，使读卡器与卡片接触以读取或验证卡内信息，从而完成通行或支付等操作的动作。jiāng sù liào kǎ piàn huò cí tiáo xīn piàn kǎ chā rù shè bèi de kǎ cáo shǐ dú kǎ qì yǔ kǎ piàn jiē chù yǐ dú qǔ huò yàn zhèng kǎ nèi xìn xī cóng ér wán chéng tōng xíng huò zhī fù děng cāo zuò de dòng zuò

Word origin

插 (chā, "insert") + 卡 (kǎ, "card") forms a transparent verb-object compound in which the first character gives the inward motion and the second names what enters the slot.

Usage tips

  • In everyday instructions, this verb often appears as a short machine prompt, with the device and purpose supplied by the surrounding context.

Opposites

Related words

  • 插卡口chā kǎ kǒucard slotnoun
  • 插卡器chā kǎ qìcard inserternoun

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