The codes turn URLs and text into barcode-like images that can be scanned using a mobile phone or a QR code reader.

它将网址和文本转换为类似图形的条形码，可以通过手机或QR码阅读器读取信息。

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When a reader scanned the QR code on Tutu by accident, Wangbao got angry, beginning to argue with Tutu.

一名读者不小心扫了图图身上的二维码，旺宝生气了，开始和图图争吵。

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Some of them rely on technology other than NFC, such as offering services that let people pay for purchases by sending text messages or by scanning product bar codes using a phone's QR-code reader.

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