信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ — credit card
xìnyòngkǎ (fourth tone, falling)xin4yong4ka3
credit card
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 张
Meanings
credit card
Built transparently from its parts: 信用 credit, trustworthiness, plus 卡 card. Being flat it takes 张, the classifier of sheets — the same one that counts 照片, 票 and 桌子.
noun
Example sentences
- 这儿可以用信用卡吗？這兒可以用信用卡嗎？Zhèr (fourth tone, falling) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) yòng (fourth tone, falling) xìnyòngkǎ (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone)···
Can I pay by credit card here?
- 我没有带钱，只有一张信用卡。我沒有帶錢，只有一張信用卡。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) dài (fourth tone, falling) qián, (second tone, rising) zhǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) zhāng (first tone, high and level) xìnyòngkǎ. (fourth tone, falling)···
I haven’t brought any cash — only a credit card.
Common mistakes
Not quite我有一个信用卡。
Correct我有一张信用卡。
Flat things take 张: cards, photographs, tickets, sheets of paper, and by extension tables and beds — anything with a broad flat face.