How to say “the check please” in Chinese
🔊 Tap to hear it
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Word by word
Tone tip
买单 is the casual 'check, please' in a restaurant. 结账 (jiézhàng) is a slightly more formal alternative.
In a sentence
Fúwùyuán, mǎidān!
Waiter, the check please!
Hear it and say it right
Reading pinyin only gets you halfway. ToneDeck plays native audio and scores your pronunciation so your tones land. HSK 1 is free, no install.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
How do you say "the check please" in Chinese?+
"the check please" in Mandarin Chinese is 买单, pronounced mǎidān. 买单 is the casual 'check, please' in a restaurant. 结账 (jiézhàng) is a slightly more formal alternative.
What does 买单 mean literally?+
买单 breaks down as 买 (mǎi) = to buy, 单 (dān) = bill / list. Together it means "the check please".
How do I get the tones right in mǎidān?+
买单 is the casual 'check, please' in a restaurant. 结账 (jiézhàng) is a slightly more formal alternative.
More phrases like this
Master the tones behind it
What each tone sounds like and why it matters.
Why some tones change in connected speech.
Now on iPhone · Android coming soon
ToneDeck is on the App Store. The trainer works right now.
Download ToneDeck for iPhone today, and your progress syncs across every device. Prefer the browser? The full tone trainer runs at tonedeck.app right now, no install, free to start.
See all the phrases on the how to say things in Chinese index, or read how to learn Mandarin tones.