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HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Lesson

3 Words for the Supermarket

超市

Chāoshì

2:33 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 我想去超市。Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì.I want to go to the supermarket.
  2. 超市在哪儿？Chāoshì zài nǎr?Where is the supermarket?
  3. 超市里人很多。Chāoshì lǐ rén hěn duō.There are many people in the supermarket.
  4. 这些水果很便宜。Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ hěn piányi.These fruits are very cheap.
  5. 这个不便宜。Zhège bú piányi.This one is not cheap.
  6. 这里的水果便宜吗？Zhèlǐ de shuǐguǒ piányi ma?Is the fruit here cheap?
  7. 我要一个袋子。Wǒ yào yí gè dài zǐ.I want a bag.
  8. 这个袋子很大。Zhège dài zǐ hěn dà.This bag is very big.
  9. 我没有袋子。Wǒ méiyǒu dài zǐ.I do not have a bag.

About this lesson

Learn three useful supermarket words: 超市, 便宜 and 袋子. Repeat the example sentences and avoid common learner mistakes.

How to practise

  1. Learn each word on its card: the characters, the pinyin and what it means.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then check the 别这么说 card: how not to use the word.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

超市 Chāoshì The supermarket

WordPinyinMeaningDon't say 别这么说
超市chāoshìsupermarket noun, 一家超市我去了一个超市。 ✗ · 我去了一家超市。 ✓ Shops and stores usually take the measure word 家.
便宜piányicheap adjective, 很便宜这个钱很少。 ✗ · 这个很便宜。 ✓ Say a thing is 便宜 for a low price, not that its money is 少.
袋子dàizǐbag (soft) noun, 一个袋子我要一个钱袋子。 ✗ · 我要一个袋子。 ✓ For a shopping or plastic bag say 袋子; a handbag or backpack is 包.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
超市chāoshìsupermarketHSK 2
便宜piányicheapHSK 2
袋子dàizǐbag (soft)

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