Chinese Conversation · Level 47
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Chinese word
POS机
Pronunciation
PinyinPOS jī
Meaning
- nounpoint-of-sale terminal
Example
超市的POS机通常可以刷卡。chāo shì de POS jī tōng cháng ké yǐ shuā kǎ
The point-of-sale terminal at the supermarket can usually take cards.
More examples
这台POS机需要联网才能使用。zhè tái POS jī xū yào lián wǎng cái néng shǐ yòng
This POS terminal needs an internet connection to work.
Core concept
A checkout device that links a customer's card or phone scan to the payment network and confirms the sale.
Common phrases
在POS机上刷卡zài POS jī shàng shuā kǎ
swipe a card on a POS terminal
无线POS机wú xiàn POS jī
wireless POS terminal
商店的POS机shāng diàn de POS jī
store's POS terminal
Similar words
刷卡机shuā kǎ jī: A card-reading machine for processing credit or debit card payments.
支付终端zhī fù zhōng duān: A payment terminal that handles several payment methods through a network connection.
Definition in Chinese
在商店用于读取银行卡芯片、磁条或手机二维码并与银行或支付平台通信以确认支付的电子终端。zài shāng diàn yòng yú dú qǔ yín háng kǎ xīn piàn cí tiáo huò shǒu jī èr wéi mǎ bìng yǔ yín háng huò zhī fù píng tái tōng xìn yǐ què rèn zhī fù de diàn zi zhōng duān
Word origin
POS (from point of sale) is joined to 机 (jī, "machine"), turning an English sales abbreviation into a Chinese noun for the machine that handles payment.
Usage tips
- English POS can refer to a wider sales system, but this Chinese noun most often identifies the device standing at the counter, which helps distinguish the equipment from the act of paying.
Related words
- 无线POS机wú xiàn POS jīwireless POS terminalnoun
- 移动POS机yí dòng POS jīmobile POS terminalnoun
- 台式POS机tái shì POS jīdesktop POS terminalnoun