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🇹🇼 Traditional Chinese · HSK 1-2

Shopping & Money in Traditional Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Traditional 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. 買 mǎi
    to buy

    我想買一本書。

    I want to buy a book.

  2. 賣 mài
    to sell

    這裡賣水果。

    They sell fruit here.

  3. 錢 qián
    money

    我有一點兒錢。

    I have a little money.

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

    這本書多少錢？

    How much is this book?

  5. 塊 kuài
    kuai (yuan, spoken)

    一杯茶五塊。

    A cup of tea is five kuai.

  6. 元 yuán
    yuan

    這個十元。

    This one is ten yuan.

  7. 毛 máo
    mao (tenth of a yuan)

    一共三塊五毛。

    That's 3.50 in total.

  8. 商店 shāngdiàn
    shop, store

    商店裡人很多。

    There are many people in the shop.

  9. 貴 guì
    expensive

    這個手錶很貴。

    This watch is expensive.

  10. 便宜 piányi
    cheap

    這裡的菜很便宜。

    The vegetables here are cheap.

  11. 這個 zhège
    this one

    我要這個。

    I'll take this one.

  12. 那個 nàge
    that one

    我不要那個。

    I don't want that one.

  13. 東西 dōngxi
    thing, stuff

    我買了很多東西。

    I bought a lot of things.

  14. 衣服 yīfu
    clothes

    媽媽在買衣服。

    Mom is buying clothes.

  15. 鞋 xié
    shoes

    我的鞋舊了。

    My shoes are old now.

  16. 帽子 màozi
    hat, cap

    他買了一個帽子。

    He bought a hat.

  17. 杯子 bēizi
    cup, glass

    我想買兩個杯子。

    I want to buy two cups.

  18. 手機 shǒujī
    cell phone

    他的手機是新的。

    His phone is new.

  19. 手錶 shǒubiǎo
    wristwatch

    爸爸送我一個手錶。

    Dad gave me a watch.

  20. 蘋果 píngguǒ
    apple

    我買了五個蘋果。

    I bought five apples.

  21. 水果 shuǐguǒ
    fruit

    你喜歡吃什麼水果？

    What fruit do you like?

  22. 牛奶 niúnǎi
    milk

    弟弟喜歡喝牛奶。

    My little brother likes drinking milk.

  23. 麵包 miànbāo
    bread

    這個麵包很好吃。

    This bread is delicious.

  24. 雞蛋 jīdàn
    egg

    我要買十個雞蛋。

    I want to buy ten eggs.

  25. 茶 chá
    tea

    這個茶不貴。

    This tea isn't expensive.

  26. 咖啡 kāfēi
    coffee

    咖啡比茶貴。

    Coffee is more expensive than tea.

  27. 要 yào
    to want, to take

    你要什麼？

    What would you like?

  28. 想 xiǎng
    to want to

    我想買一個新手機。

    I want to buy a new phone.

  29. 給 gěi
    to give; for

    媽媽給我買了新鞋。

    Mom bought me new shoes.

  30. 找 zhǎo
    to look for

    你在找什麼？

    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. 試 shì
    to try

    你可以試一下。

    You can give it a try.

  33. 新 xīn
    new

    這是新的嗎？

    Is this new?

  34. 舊 jiù
    old (of things)

    這個手機太舊了。

    This phone is too old.

  35. 大 dà
    big

    有大一點兒的嗎？

    Do you have a slightly bigger one?

  36. 小 xiǎo
    small

    這件衣服太小了。

    This piece of clothing is too small.

  37. 好看 hǎokàn
    nice-looking, pretty

    哪個好看？

    Which one looks nicer?

  38. 喜歡 xǐhuan
    to like

    我很喜歡這個。

    I really like this one.

  39. 書店 shūdiàn
    bookstore

    我在書店買了兩本書。

    I bought two books at the bookstore.

  40. 錢包 qiánbāo
    wallet

    我的錢包裡沒有錢。

    There's no money in my wallet.

  41. 這個多少錢？ zhège duōshao qián?
    How much is this?
  42. 太貴了！ tài guì le!
    That's too expensive!
  43. 我要買一個蘋果。 wǒ yào mǎi yí ge píngguǒ.
    I want to buy an apple.
  44. 你想買什麼？ nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme?
    What do you want to buy?
  45. 這件衣服很好看。 zhè jiàn yīfu hěn hǎokàn.
    This piece of clothing looks great.
  46. 那本書十塊錢。 nà běn shū shí kuài qián.
    That book is ten yuan.
  47. 我沒有錢。 wǒ méiyǒu qián.
    I don't have any money.
  48. 商店幾點開門？ shāngdiàn jǐ diǎn kāimén?
    What time does the shop open?
  49. 我想買一杯咖啡。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.
    I'd like to buy a cup of coffee.
  50. 這個太大了，有小的嗎？ zhège tài dà le, yǒu xiǎo de ma?
    This is too big; do you have a smaller one?
  51. 我可以試試嗎？ wǒ kěyǐ shìshi ma?
    May I try it?
  52. 這雙鞋很便宜。 zhè shuāng xié hěn piányi.
    This pair of shoes is cheap.
  53. 蘋果三塊錢一斤。 píngguǒ sān kuài qián yì jīn.
    Apples are three yuan per jin.
  54. 我只有十塊錢。 wǒ zhǐyǒu shí kuài qián.
    I only have ten yuan.
  55. 我買了兩個麵包。 wǒ mǎile liǎng ge miànbāo.
    I bought two pieces of bread.
  56. 牛奶在哪兒？ niúnǎi zài nǎr?
    Where is the milk?
  57. 我不喜歡這個顏色。 wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège yánsè.
    I don't like this color.
  58. 那個手機太貴了。 nàge shǒujī tài guì le.
    That phone is too expensive.
  59. 這是我的新衣服。 zhè shì wǒ de xīn yīfu.
    These are my new clothes.
  60. 你要這個還是那個？ nǐ yào zhège háishi nàge?
    Do you want this one or that one?
  61. 書店在商店旁邊。 shūdiàn zài shāngdiàn pángbiān.
    The bookstore is next to the shop.
  62. 我想買點兒水果。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi diǎnr shuǐguǒ.
    I'd like to buy some fruit.
  63. 這個帽子真好看！ zhège màozi zhēn hǎokàn!
    This hat looks really nice!
  64. 一共五十塊。 yígòng wǔshí kuài.
    Fifty yuan in total.
  65. 我要兩杯茶。 wǒ yào liǎng bēi chá.
    I'd like two cups of tea.
  66. 這個不貴，我買了。 zhège bú guì, wǒ mǎi le.
    This isn't expensive; I'll take it.
  67. 今天雞蛋很便宜。 jīntiān jīdàn hěn piányi.
    Eggs are cheap today.
  68. 請給我那個。 qǐng gěi wǒ nàge.
    Please give me that one.
  69. 我的錢包呢？ wǒ de qiánbāo ne?
    Where's my wallet?
  70. 明天我去買東西。 míngtiān wǒ qù mǎi dōngxi.
    I'm going shopping tomorrow.

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