How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 52 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 28 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: shopping

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

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

Level 1: easy 35 words

Simplified Chinese	English
账户	account
售后服务	after sales service
货架区	aisle
银行	bank
钞票	banknote
预算	budget
现金	cash
收银台	checkout
硬币	coin
成本	cost
顾客	customer
配送	delivery
折扣	discount
交换	exchange
昂贵	expensive
信件	letter
网购	online shopping
产品	product
促销	promotion
采购	purchase
小票	receiptTill receipt
二手	second hand
商店	shop
特价优惠	special offer
店铺	store
购买	to buy
比价	to compare prices
送货	to deliver
买东西	to do the shopping
找零	to give change
订购	to order
支付	to pay
出售	to sell
花钱	to spend
保修	warranty

Level 2: medium 46 words

Simplified Chinese	English
面包店	bakery
银行客户经理	bank adviser
银行卡	bank card
银行手续费	bank charges
对账单	bank statement
书店	bookshop
收银员	cashier
零钱	change
支票	cheque
打烊时间	closing time
投诉	complaint
解约	contract cancellation
货币	currency
瑕疵	defect
配送时间	delivery time
存款	deposit
自动扣款	direct debit
汇率	exchange rate
礼券	gift voucher
商品	goods
美发师	hairdresser
利息	interest
发票	invoice
标签	label
有机商店	organic shop
缺货	out of stock
透支	overdraft
包装	packaging
包裹跟踪	parcel tracking
取货点	pick up point
密码	PIN code
订购单	purchase order
退款	refund
退货	return
保险箱	safe
打折价	sale price
销售员	salesperson
储蓄	savings
橱窗	shop window
订阅	subscription
超市	supermarket
借入	to borrow
退回商品	to return an item
结账	to settle up
转账	transfer
取款	withdrawal

Level 3: hard 19 words

Simplified Chinese	English
账户余额	account balance
支票簿	cheque book
退货抵用券	credit note
干洗店	dry cleaner
水产店	fishmonger
珠宝店	jeweller’s shop
洗衣店	laundry
报摊	newsstand
眼镜店	optician
不含税价格	price before tax
减价	price reduction
维修人员	repairer
零售商	retailer
修鞋师傅	shoe repairer
文具店	stationery shop
盘点	stocktaking
大型超市	superstore
逛橱窗	to go window shopping
批发商	wholesaler

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 52 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 28 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.