Chinese word

收银机

Pronunciation

Pinyinshōu yín jī

Meaning

  • nouncash register

Example

请到前面的收银机付款。qǐng dào qián miàn de shōu yín jī fù kuǎn

Please go to the cash register up ahead to pay.

Illustration for 收银机 (cash register)

More examples

超市入口有几个自助收银机。chāo shì rù kǒu yǒu jǐ gè zì zhù shōu yín jī

There are several self-checkout machines at the supermarket entrance.

Core concept

The equipment at a shop's payment point, where a purchase becomes a recorded transaction and a receipt.

Common phrases

  • 到收银机付款dào shōu yín jī fù kuǎn

    pay at the cash register

  • 自助收银机zì zhù shōu yín jī

    self-checkout machine

  • 在收银机前排队zài shōu yín jī qián pái duì

    line up in front of the cash register

Similar words

收银员shōu yín yuán: A store worker who calculates purchases, takes payments, and handles sales.
收银台shōu yín tái: The counter or area in a store where customers make payments.
结账台jié zhàng tái: The place in a store where customers take their goods to complete payment.
自助收银机zì zhù shōu yín jī: A self-service machine for scanning goods and making a payment.

Definition in Chinese

在商店或餐馆等场所用于计算应付金额、接收顾客付款并记录交易或打印小票的机器或设备。zài shāng diàn huò cān guǎn děng cháng suǒ yòng yú jì suàn yìng fù jīn é jiē shōu gù kè fù kuǎn bìng jì lù jiāo yì huò dǎ yìn xiǎo piào de jī qì huò shè bèi

Word origin

The compound 收 (shōu, "receive") + 银 (yín, "silver; money") + 机 (jī, "machine") combines the action, the traditional stand-in for money, and the device itself.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear "register" as a verb, but this Chinese word stays a concrete machine noun and does not mean "to register."

Other meanings

  • checkout terminalnoun

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