swipe card; validate identity
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to swipe or tap a card; to use a card reader
Originally described the 'brushing' motion of moving a magnetic stripe card through a reader. Now also covers contactless tapping (NFC) and chip insertion.
Qǐng请
zài在
zhá闸
jī机
chù处
shuā刷
kǎ卡
jìn进
zhàn站
。
Please swipe your card at the turnstile to enter the station.
Wǒ我
xí习
guàn惯
shuā刷
kǎ卡
fù付
kuǎn款
，
bù不
dài带
xiàn现
jīn金
。
I'm used to paying by card and don't carry cash.
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Zhè这
zhāng张
mén门
jìn禁
kǎ卡
shuā刷
bù不
liǎo了
，
kě可
néng能
xiāo消
cí磁
le了
。
This access card won't swipe; it may have been demagnetized.
Xiàn现
zài在
bù不
yòng用
chā插
kǎ卡
，
bǎ把
shǒu手
jī机
kào靠
jìn近
POSP
jīO
jiùS
néng机
shuā就
能
刷
。
Now you don't need to insert a card—just hold your phone near the POS terminal to tap and pay.