扫码 sǎomǎ to scan a QR code or barcode
How to remember 扫码: 扫 sweep + 码 number = to scan a QR code or barcode.
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How it is used
- A very modern, high-frequency verb tied to China's mobile-payment and QR-code culture.
- 扫码支付 (sǎomǎ zhīfù) - pay by scanning a code; 扫码点餐 (sǎomǎ diǎncān) - order food by scanning a code.
- Casual, spoken and signage register - you'll see it printed as an instruction at restaurants and shops.