支付
payment / pay
A word used in digital payment screens.
Mandarin guided learning
Read a payment screen and recover
Tell success from failure, then ask for an alternative way to pay.
Picture the idea
支付 is payment. The following word tells you its result: 成功 = success; 失败 = failure. Seeing 支付 alone is not proof that you have paid.
Useful words
成功
successful
支付成功 = payment successful.
失败
failed
支付失败 = payment failed.
返回
go back
A navigation button.
现金
cash
An alternative payment method to ask about.
可以
may / allowed / okay
Can I use this payment method?
用
use
Place the method after 用.
吗
yes-no question particle
Turns the payment statement into a question.
Read the display
| 提示 · message | 含义 · example status |
|---|---|
支付失败 payment failed | 25元 25 yuan |
返回 go back | 重新支付 pay again |
Find the information
What does 支付失败 tell you?
- Payment succeeded.
- Payment failed.
- The price is free.
Answer and explanation
Payment failed.
Read both words: payment + failure. A displayed amount is not proof of success.
Build your request
May + use + cash + question marker. This asks whether cash is accepted.
可以用现金吗？
Can I pay cash?
The sentence pieces
可以
may
用
use
现金
cash
吗
yes-no question
Understand the reply
可以。
Yes, that is okay.
What does this reply mean?
- Cash is okay.
- They need your passport.
- Payment failed again.
Answer and explanation
Cash is okay.
Yes, that is okay.
谢谢。
Thank you.
Use it in another situation
If you hear 不可以 (Bù kěyǐ — not allowed), ask which method is accepted or request help. These lessons teach the language; payment app setup is a separate practical task.