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扫码 (sǎo mǎ): To scan a QR code (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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扫码 consists of 2 characters.

to sweep, to clean with a broom

a sign or symbol; a code; a yard (unit of length)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 扫码.

Words with 扫

打扫dǎ sǎoHSK 3
扫兴sǎo xìng
扫墓sǎo mù
扫帚sào zhǒu
扫描sǎo miáo
扫除sǎo chú
清扫qīng sǎo

Words with 码

号码hào mǎHSK 4
密码mì mǎHSK 4
数码shù mǎ
码头mǎ tóu
筹码chóu mǎ
起码qǐ mǎ
二维码èr wéi mǎ

Example Sentences with 扫码

qǐng请

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

sǎo扫

mǎ码

fù付

kuǎn款

。

Please scan the QR code to pay here

qǐng请

sǎo扫

mǎ码

zhī支

fù付

。

Please scan the code to pay.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

zhī支

chí持

shǒu手

jī机

sǎo扫

mǎ

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zán咱

men们

A

A

a制

，

a吃

zhì

码

jié结

zhàng账

，

fēi非

cháng常

fāng方

biàn便

。

This restaurant supports paying the bill by scanning a QR code with your phone, which is very convenient.

完

chī饭

wán后

fàn直

hòu接

zhí扫

jiē码

sǎo结

mǎ算

jié吧

。

Let's go Dutch and settle the bill directly by scanning the code after the meal.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

bù不

jiē接

shòu受

xiàn现

jīn金

zhī支

fù付

，

zhǐ只

néng能

shǐ使

yòng用

shǒu手

jī机

sǎo扫

mǎ码

。

This restaurant does not accept cash payments; you can only pay by scanning a QR code with your phone.