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Usages of shuākǎ
在 饭店 吃饭 的 时候， 他 喜欢 用 现金， 不 喜欢 刷卡。zài fàndiàn chīfàn de shíhou, tā xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn, bù xǐhuan shuākǎ.
When eating at a restaurant, he likes to use cash and doesn’t like paying by card.
这 家 超市 可以 用 现金， 也 可以 刷卡， 对 父母 也 很 方便。zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn, yě kěyǐ shuākǎ, duì fùmǔ yě hěn fāngbiàn.
At this supermarket you can pay in cash or by card; it’s very convenient for my parents.
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