Chinese word

礼品卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǐ pǐn kǎ

Meaning

  • noungift card

Example

我送你一张礼品卡，可以用来买东西。wǒ sòng nǐ yì zhāng lí pǐn kǎ ké yǐ yòng lái mǎi dōng xī

I am giving you a gift card that you can use to buy things.

Illustration for 礼品卡 (gift card)

More examples

他给我寄了一张礼品卡作为生日礼物。tā gěi wǒ jì le yì zhāng lí pǐn kǎ zuò wéi shēng rì lǐ wù

He sent me a gift card as a birthday present.

Core concept

Money set aside in a card-shaped or code-based form for later exchange at a designated business.

Common phrases

  • 买礼品卡mǎi lí pǐn kǎ

    buy a gift card

  • 送礼品卡sòng lí pǐn kǎ

    give a gift card

  • 用礼品卡yòng lí pǐn kǎ

    use a gift card

Similar words

礼品券lí pǐn quàn: A certificate used to obtain goods or services from a specified business as allowed.
代金券dài jīn quàn: A voucher covering some or all of a purchase, usually with limits or an expiry date.
储值卡chǔ zhí kǎ: A reloadable card or account that stores money for later payments.
电子礼品卡diàn zi lí pǐn kǎ: A gift card delivered digitally by email or code for online or in-store use.

Definition in Chinese

预先加载一定金额或可充值余额的卡片或兑换码，可在发行方或指定商户用于购买商品或服务，既可作为礼物也可自用。yù xiān jiā zài yí dìng jīn é huò kě chōng zhí yú é de kǎ piàn huò duì huàn mǎ kě zài fā xíng fāng huò zhǐ dìng shāng hù yòng yú gòu mǎi shāng pǐn huò fú wù jì kě zuò wéi lǐ wù yě kě zì yòng

Word origin

礼品卡 (lǐpǐnkǎ, "gift card") joins 礼品 (lǐpǐn, "gift") with 卡 (kǎ, "card"), and the compound's form highlights a card used to hold gift value.

Usage tips

  • The issuing brand or platform matters because acceptance is usually limited to the merchants named by the issuer.

Other meanings

  • gift certificatenoun
  • shopping vouchernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 电子礼品卡diàn zi lí pǐn kǎelectronic gift cardnoun
  • 礼品卡余额lí pǐn kǎ yú égift card balancenoun

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