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🇨🇳 Chinese · HSK 1-2

Shopping & Money in Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Chinese words and phrases for shopping & money, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 买 mǎi
    to buy

    我想买一本书。

    I want to buy a book.

  2. 卖 mài
    to sell

    这里卖水果。

    They sell fruit here.

  3. 钱 qián
    money

    我有一点儿钱。

    I have a little money.

  4. 多少钱 duōshao qián
    how much (money)?

    这本书多少钱？

    How much is this book?

  5. 块 kuài
    kuai (yuan, spoken)

    一杯茶五块。

    A cup of tea is five kuai.

  6. 元 yuán
    yuan

    这个十元。

    This one is ten yuan.

  7. 毛 máo
    mao (tenth of a yuan)

    一共三块五毛。

    That's 3.50 in total.

  8. 商店 shāngdiàn
    shop, store

    商店里人很多。

    There are many people in the shop.

  9. 贵 guì
    expensive

    这个手表很贵。

    This watch is expensive.

  10. 便宜 piányi
    cheap

    这里的菜很便宜。

    The vegetables here are cheap.

  11. 这个 zhège
    this one

    我要这个。

    I'll take this one.

  12. 那个 nàge
    that one

    我不要那个。

    I don't want that one.

  13. 东西 dōngxi
    thing, stuff

    我买了很多东西。

    I bought a lot of things.

  14. 衣服 yīfu
    clothes

    妈妈在买衣服。

    Mom is buying clothes.

  15. 鞋 xié
    shoes

    我的鞋旧了。

    My shoes are old now.

  16. 帽子 màozi
    hat, cap

    他买了一个帽子。

    He bought a hat.

  17. 杯子 bēizi
    cup, glass

    我想买两个杯子。

    I want to buy two cups.

  18. 手机 shǒujī
    cell phone

    他的手机是新的。

    His phone is new.

  19. 手表 shǒubiǎo
    wristwatch

    爸爸送我一个手表。

    Dad gave me a watch.

  20. 苹果 píngguǒ
    apple

    我买了五个苹果。

    I bought five apples.

  21. 水果 shuǐguǒ
    fruit

    你喜欢吃什么水果？

    What fruit do you like?

  22. 牛奶 niúnǎi
    milk

    弟弟喜欢喝牛奶。

    My little brother likes drinking milk.

  23. 面包 miànbāo
    bread

    这个面包很好吃。

    This bread is delicious.

  24. 鸡蛋 jīdàn
    egg

    我要买十个鸡蛋。

    I want to buy ten eggs.

  25. 茶 chá
    tea

    这个茶不贵。

    This tea isn't expensive.

  26. 咖啡 kāfēi
    coffee

    咖啡比茶贵。

    Coffee is more expensive than tea.

  27. 要 yào
    to want, to take

    你要什么？

    What would you like?

  28. 想 xiǎng
    to want to

    我想买一个新手机。

    I want to buy a new phone.

  29. 给 gěi
    to give; for

    妈妈给我买了新鞋。

    Mom bought me new shoes.

  30. 找 zhǎo
    to look for

    你在找什么？

    What are you looking for?

  31. 穿 chuān
    to wear, to put on

    她穿了一件新衣服。

    She's wearing a new outfit.

  32. 试 shì
    to try

    你可以试一下。

    You can give it a try.

  33. 新 xīn
    new

    这是新的吗？

    Is this new?

  34. 旧 jiù
    old (of things)

    这个手机太旧了。

    This phone is too old.

  35. 大 dà
    big

    有大一点儿的吗？

    Do you have a slightly bigger one?

  36. 小 xiǎo
    small

    这件衣服太小了。

    This piece of clothing is too small.

  37. 好看 hǎokàn
    nice-looking, pretty

    哪个好看？

    Which one looks nicer?

  38. 喜欢 xǐhuan
    to like

    我很喜欢这个。

    I really like this one.

  39. 书店 shūdiàn
    bookstore

    我在书店买了两本书。

    I bought two books at the bookstore.

  40. 钱包 qiánbāo
    wallet

    我的钱包里没有钱。

    There's no money in my wallet.

  41. 这个多少钱？ zhège duōshao qián?
    How much is this?
  42. 太贵了！ tài guì le!
    That's too expensive!
  43. 我要买一个苹果。 wǒ yào mǎi yí ge píngguǒ.
    I want to buy an apple.
  44. 你想买什么？ nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme?
    What do you want to buy?
  45. 这件衣服很好看。 zhè jiàn yīfu hěn hǎokàn.
    This piece of clothing looks great.
  46. 那本书十块钱。 nà běn shū shí kuài qián.
    That book is ten yuan.
  47. 我没有钱。 wǒ méiyǒu qián.
    I don't have any money.
  48. 商店几点开门？ shāngdiàn jǐ diǎn kāimén?
    What time does the shop open?
  49. 我想买一杯咖啡。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.
    I'd like to buy a cup of coffee.
  50. 这个太大了，有小的吗？ zhège tài dà le, yǒu xiǎo de ma?
    This is too big; do you have a smaller one?
  51. 我可以试试吗？ wǒ kěyǐ shìshi ma?
    May I try it?
  52. 这双鞋很便宜。 zhè shuāng xié hěn piányi.
    This pair of shoes is cheap.
  53. 苹果三块钱一斤。 píngguǒ sān kuài qián yì jīn.
    Apples are three yuan per jin.
  54. 我只有十块钱。 wǒ zhǐyǒu shí kuài qián.
    I only have ten yuan.
  55. 我买了两个面包。 wǒ mǎile liǎng ge miànbāo.
    I bought two pieces of bread.
  56. 牛奶在哪儿？ niúnǎi zài nǎr?
    Where is the milk?
  57. 我不喜欢这个颜色。 wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège yánsè.
    I don't like this color.
  58. 那个手机太贵了。 nàge shǒujī tài guì le.
    That phone is too expensive.
  59. 这是我的新衣服。 zhè shì wǒ de xīn yīfu.
    These are my new clothes.
  60. 你要这个还是那个？ nǐ yào zhège háishi nàge?
    Do you want this one or that one?
  61. 书店在商店旁边。 shūdiàn zài shāngdiàn pángbiān.
    The bookstore is next to the shop.
  62. 我想买点儿水果。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi diǎnr shuǐguǒ.
    I'd like to buy some fruit.
  63. 这个帽子真好看！ zhège màozi zhēn hǎokàn!
    This hat looks really nice!
  64. 一共五十块。 yígòng wǔshí kuài.
    Fifty yuan in total.
  65. 我要两杯茶。 wǒ yào liǎng bēi chá.
    I'd like two cups of tea.
  66. 这个不贵，我买了。 zhège bú guì, wǒ mǎi le.
    This isn't expensive; I'll take it.
  67. 今天鸡蛋很便宜。 jīntiān jīdàn hěn piányi.
    Eggs are cheap today.
  68. 请给我那个。 qǐng gěi wǒ nàge.
    Please give me that one.
  69. 我的钱包呢？ wǒ de qiánbāo ne?
    Where's my wallet?
  70. 明天我去买东西。 míngtiān wǒ qù mǎi dōngxi.
    I'm going shopping tomorrow.

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