How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: shopping

At the shop, the bank, the post office or the hairdresser’s: the Traditional Chinese words for buying, paying and asking for a service.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Shopping and services”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
帳戶	account
售後服務	after sales service
銀行	bank
美容沙龍	beauty salon
預算	budget
現金	cash
結帳櫃檯	checkout
硬幣	coin
成本	cost
退款抵用券	credit note
顧客	customer
債務	debt
折扣	discount
昂貴	expensive
免費	free
禮券	gift voucher
信件	letter
市場	market
線上購物	online shopping
透支	overdraft
密碼	PIN code
價格	price
減價	price reduction
產品	product
採購	purchase
訂購單	purchase order
品質	quality
收據	receiptProof of payment
銷售	sale
二手	second hand
商店	shop
特價優惠	special offer
量販店	superstore
購買	to buy
買東西	to do the shopping
找零	to give change
支付	to pay
退回商品	to return an item
販售	to sell
結帳	to settle up

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
銀行專員	bank adviser
金融卡	bank card
對帳單	bank statement
購物籃	basket
書店	bookshop
借款	borrowing
提款機	cash machine
支票	cheque
打烊時間	closing time
配送時間	delivery time
存款	deposit
商品	goods
發票	invoice
有機商店	organic shop
包裹追蹤	parcel tracking
未稅價格	price before tax
費率	rate
消費明細	receiptTill receipt
退款	refund
保險箱	safe
特賣價	sale price
儲蓄	savings
招牌	shop sign
盤點	stocktaking
店鋪	store
訂閱	subscription
超級市場	supermarket
比價	to compare prices
花費	to cost
送貨	to deliver
借出	to lend
訂購	to order
節省	to save
保固	warranty
提款	withdrawal

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
帳戶餘額	account balance
銀行手續費	bank charges
肉鋪	butcher shop
收銀員	cashier
支票簿	cheque book
清倉特賣	clearance sale
客訴	complaint
便利商店	convenience store
自動扣款	direct debit
海鮮店	fishmonger
美髮師	hairdresser
日用品店	household goods shop
珠寶店	jeweller’s shop
洗衣店	laundry
眼鏡行	optician
西點店	pastry shop
香水店	perfume shop
維修人員	repairer
零售商	retailer
櫥窗	shop window
兌現	to cash in
逛櫥窗	to go window shopping
殺價	to haggle
轉帳	transfer
批發商	wholesaler

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.