Practical Mandarin guide
Understand who scans the payment code and ask about card or cash when a mobile payment does not go through.
At checkout, one phone may show a code while the other scans it. You might scan the merchant's code, or the cashier might scan a code on your phone. The words 我 and 你 refer to whoever is speaking, so memorizing one sentence without tracking the speaker can reverse the action.
我扫你，还是你扫我？
Do I scan your code, or do you scan mine?
你扫我，扫这个码。
You scan my code. Scan this one.
The cashier says 你扫我: you scan my code. 这个码 identifies the code to scan.
好，我扫这个码。
Okay, I'll scan this code.
Practice this reply in the trainer请问，付成功了吗？
Excuse me, did the payment go through?
我这边还没收到，先等一下。
I haven't received it here yet. Wait a moment.
还没收到 describes a pending result. Wait and check the status with the cashier before choosing another payment.
好，麻烦您再确认一下。
Okay, could you check again, please?
Practice this reply in the trainerAfter scanning, distinguish instructions to start payment from confirmation that it finished. A pending payment needs its result checked with the cashier and payment app. Ask the merchant about the methods available for your particular payment.
phrases to hear, say, and use today
wǒ sǎo nǐ de fù kuǎn mǎ.
I'll scan your payment code.
The cashier is operating the scanner. Show the relevant payment code in the legitimate transaction flow.
hái méi shōu dào, xiān děng yí xià.
Not received yet; wait a moment.
This describes an unresolved status, not a confirmed instruction to pay a second time.
shōu dào le, bú yòng zài fù le.
It's received; you don't need to pay again.
The second clause explicitly rules out another payment.
You are the speaker of 我. The question offers two scan directions; listen to the cashier's reply from their viewpoint.
When said by the cashier, this tells you to scan their code. Use their code as the target for your scanner.
This describes a payment problem. Follow it with the specific alternative you want to ask about.
Ask about completion, not just whether scanning was possible. Compare the result with the cashier before attempting another payment.
When a cashier says 你扫我, you scan their code. If the cashier says 我扫你, they scan yours. When you ask 我扫你，还是你扫我, 我 refers to you, the person speaking. The phrase identifies an action, not a universal checkout rule. Make sure the screen is for the transaction you intend, not for adding a contact or reading a menu.
扫这个码 tells you which code to scan. 输金额 asks you to enter an amount. Neither says that money has been received. Confirm the amount and recipient shown in the actual payment flow before completing it. In a language exercise, a number is an example; at a real checkout, use the actual bill and confirmation.
还没收到 means not received yet. 先等一下 asks you to wait for now. If the first attempt is unclear, check the transaction state with the cashier before retrying or switching to cash. 请问，付成功了吗 asks whether it went through. The question is especially useful because the status on one device may need to be compared with the other side of the transaction.
我付不了 says you cannot complete payment this way. 可以刷卡吗 asks about a card, and 可以用现金吗 asks about cash. Resolve the status of the first payment before using the alternative method. Clarify that status first. The official payment-services reference linked below describes available options at a general level; the actual merchant and your account determine what works for this purchase.
The reply changes which screen the customer should show. The speaker of 我 is the cashier, not the customer.
wǒ sǎo zhè ge mǎ ma?
Should I scan this code?
bú yòng, wǒ sǎo nǐ de fù kuǎn mǎ.
No, I'll scan your payment code.
shì zhè ge fù kuǎn mǎ ma?
Is this the payment code you mean?
duì, wǒ lái sǎo.
Yes, I'll scan it.
The customer checks the first payment's result before deciding what to do next.
wǒ zhè biān xiǎn shì zài chǔ lǐ, nín shōu dào le ma?
My side says processing. Have you received it?
hái méi yǒu, xiān děng yí xià.
Not yet. Wait a moment.
hǎo, wǒ xiān bù chóng fù fù kuǎn.
Okay, I won't pay again for now.
xiàn zài shōu dào le.
It has arrived now.
No. The cashier is saying they will scan the customer's code. Follow the actual transaction's instructions.
No. It says not received yet. Confirm the state of the original attempt before trying another.
Paying again. The cashier says the amount has been received and another payment is unnecessary.
It means you scan the speaker's code. Confirm which screen the cashier expects.
Say 我付不了。 Then ask whether you can pay by card or in cash.
Ask 请问，付成功了吗？ and compare the transaction status with what the cashier sees.
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