Chinese word

电子钱包

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zi qián bāo

Meaning

  • noundigital wallet

Example

你可以用电子钱包付车费吗？nǐ ké yǐ yòng diàn zi qián bāo fù chē fèi ma

Can you use a digital wallet to pay the fare?

Illustration for 电子钱包 (digital wallet)

More examples

我把卡绑定到电子钱包上。wǒ bǎ kǎ bǎng dìng dào diàn zi qián bāo shàng

I linked my card to my digital wallet.

Core concept

A single electronic place where money and ways to pay are kept ready to spend or send.

Common phrases

  • 用电子钱包支付yòng diàn zi qián bāo zhī fù

    pay with a digital wallet

  • 绑定电子钱包账户bǎng dìng diàn zi qián bāo zhàng hù

    link a digital wallet to an account

  • 充值电子钱包余额chōng zhí diàn zi qián bāo yú é

    top up a digital wallet balance

Similar words

钱包qián bāo: A small case used to carry banknotes, cards, and sometimes coins.
支付宝zhī fù bǎo: A well-known Chinese service for electronic payments, money transfers, and balance management.
微信支付wēi xìn zhī fù: A Chinese electronic payment service available through a messaging app.

Definition in Chinese

电子钱包是指在手机或其他电子设备上，以软件或服务形式保存和管理资金、银行卡、电子券等支付工具，便于线上或线下付款与转账。diàn zi qián bāo shì zhǐ zài shǒu jī huò qí tā diàn zi shè bèi shàng yǐ ruǎn jiàn huò fú wù xíng shì bǎo cún hé guán lǐ zī jīn yín háng kǎ diàn zi quàn děng zhī fù gōng jù biàn yú xiàn shàng huò xiàn xià fù kuǎn yǔ zhuǎn zhàng

Word origin

电 (diàn, "electric") + 子 (zǐ, "suffix") + 钱 (qián, "money") + 包 (bāo, "bag") name a digital holder for money and things used to pay.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear wallet and expect a physical object, but Chinese uses this compound naturally for software or a service rather than a pocket wallet.

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