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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

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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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