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买单 in Context

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买单

Usage 1 - "check, to get the check, pay the bill": 

Sentence

今天我来买单。

English:

It's my treat today.


*Sentence

你们这儿可以用wechat买单吗?

English:

Can I pay by WeChat?



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Andy Williams

Please comment on the use of 来 in this sentence 今天我来买单。It seems this is a common way to use 来 where the translation to come doesn't work too well. 谢谢

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Mandarin Blueprint

It's just a way of communicating "I'll (come) and do this thing", basically.

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sam rabili

WeChat 微信 Wēixìn 

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