How to say “pay the bill” in Chinese
pay the bill
“Pay the bill” in Chinese is 结账, jié zhàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
结账 is read jié zhàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: tying a knot.
On the left, 贝 “money”; on the right, 长 zhǎng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “结账”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pay the bill” in Chinese?
“Pay the bill” in Chinese is 结账, pinyin jiézhàng.
What does 结账 mean?
结账 (jiézhàng) means “pay the bill”.
How do you write 结账?
结账 is 2 characters: 结 (jié) — tie; knot; 账 (zhàng) — account, bill. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 结账?
结账 is read jiézhàng. Tones: jié — second tone, zhàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pay the bill” in the lesson “Meals with Friends”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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