50 essential Simplified Chinese words for shopping
50 Simplified Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Shopping and services, Clothing and appearance, Numbers and quantities and translated into English.
Shopping and services 17 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 袋子 | bag |
| 昂贵 | expensive |
| 成本 | cost |
| 价格 | price |
| 采购 | purchase |
| 支付 | to pay |
| 硬币 | coin |
| 销售 | sale |
| 包裹 | parcel |
| 货架区 | aisle |
| 银行 | bank |
| 钞票 | banknote |
| 预算 | budget |
| 收银台 | checkout |
| 顾客 | customer |
| 账户 | account |
| 贷款 | loan |
Clothing and appearance 17 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 时髦 | smart |
| 皮革 | leather |
| 牛仔裤 | jeans |
| 裙子 | skirt |
| 时尚 | fashion |
| 毛衣 | jumper |
| 连衣裙 | dress |
| 戒指 | ring |
| 胡子 | beard |
| 棉 | cotton |
| 面霜 | cream |
| 羊毛 | wool |
| 图案 | pattern |
| 口袋 | |
| 短裤 | shorts |
| 风格 | style |
| 服装 | outfit |
Numbers and quantities 16 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 一 | one |
| 十 | ten |
| 少量 | few |
| 六 | six |
| 五 | five |
| 二 | two |
| 八 | eight |
| 九 | nine |
| 份额 | share |
| 英尺 | foot |
| 七 | seven |
| 全数 | all |
| 过量 | too many |
| 空无 | empty |
| 百 | hundred |
| 偶数 | evenNumber divisible by two |
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