Here are Chinese words for shopping to start with: 买 (mǎi, buy), 卡 (kǎ, card), 昂贵的 (áng guì de, expensive), 付钱 (fù qián, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy | 买mǎi | verb | A1 |
| card | 卡kǎ | noun | A1 |
| expensive | 昂贵的áng guì de | adj | A1 |
| pay | 付钱fù qián | verb | A1 |
| price | 价格jià gé | noun | A1 |
| cash | 现金xiàn jīn | noun | A2 |
| cheap | 便宜的pián yi de | adj | A2 |
| cost | 花费huā fèi | verb | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bag | 袋子dài zi | noun | A1 |
| money | 钱qián | noun | A1 |
| 口袋kǒu dài | noun | A1 | |
| size | 尺码chǐ mǎ | noun | A1 |
| credit | 信用xìn yòng | noun | A2 |
| pack | 包bāo | noun | A2 |
| receipt | 收据shōu jù | noun | A2 |
| bargain | 便宜货pián yí huò | noun | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| return | 退货tuì huò | verb | A2 |
| consumer | 消费者xiāo fèi zhě | noun | B1 |
| retail | 零售líng shòu | noun | B1 |
| warranty | 保修bǎo xiū | noun | B1 |
| acquisition | 藏品cáng pǐn | noun | B2 |
| e-commerce | 电子商务diàn zi shāng wù | noun | B2 |
| merchandise | 商品shāng pǐn | noun | B2 |
| purchase | 购买gòu mǎi | noun | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| broom | 扫帚sào zhou | noun | A2 |
| antiseptic | 杀菌剂shā jūn jì | noun | B1 |
| bleach | 漂白剂piǎo bái jì | noun | B1 |
| detergent | 洗涤剂xǐ dí jì | noun | B1 |
| disinfectant | 消毒剂xiāo dú jì | noun | B1 |
| fabric softener | 柔顺剂róu shùn jì | noun | B1 |
| sanitizer | 免洗洗手液miǎn xǐ xǐ shǒu yè | noun | B1 |
| stain remover | 去污剂qù wū jì | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 买 (mǎi, buy), 卡 (kǎ, card), 昂贵的 (áng guì de, expensive), 付钱 (fù qián, pay). This page lists 32 Chinese words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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