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Scan a code in Chinese

to scan a code (QR or bar code) · HSK 4

扫码 sǎo mǎ

  1. 扫 sǎo to sweep
  2. 码 mǎ code

您可以扫码付款。 You can pay by scanning the code.

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How do you say scan a code in Chinese?

Scan a code in Chinese is 扫码 (sǎo mǎ).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

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The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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