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How do you say "cash register" in Chinese?
收银机
shōu yín jī
In Chinese, "cash register" is 收银机.
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Pronunciation
Shōu (high flat tone) yín (high flat tone) jī (high flat tone). Hold all three high and steady.
Writing and usage
Three characters totalling 20 strokes. 收 (receive) has 4 strokes. 银 (silver/money) has 10 strokes. 机 (machine) has 6 strokes.
Example sentence
收银机在那里。
The cash register is over there.
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How to remember 收银机
Receive-money-machine. A cash register is a machine that receives money.
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Questions about 收银机
How do you say "cash register" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "cash register" is 收银机. It is a noun.
How is 收银机 written in Chinese?
Three characters totalling 20 strokes. 收 (receive) has 4 strokes. 银 (silver/money) has 10 strokes. 机 (machine) has 6 strokes.
How is 收银机 used in a sentence?
Use 收银机 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 收银机在那里。 (The cash register is over there.).
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"Cash register" in other languages
- Japanese レジ (reji)
- Korean 계산대 (gyesandae)
- Spanish la caja registradora
- Spanish (Latin America) la caja registradora
- French la caisse enregistreuse
- German die Kasse
- Italian il registratore di cassa
- Russian кассовый аппарат (kassovyj apparat)
- Greek το ταμείο (to tamio)
- Arabic ماكينة تسجيل المدفوعات (makinat tasgil ilmadfueat)
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