KoKo
EN

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 ChineseEnglish
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 ChineseEnglish
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pocket
短裤shorts
风格style
服装outfit

Numbers and quantities 16 words

Simplified ChineseEnglish
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

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 50 words?
Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Simplified Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?
They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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 50 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.

Lists by situation

Carry on by topic

Vocabulary in other languages

Your first word is waiting

+6,000 Simplified Chinese words, from easiest to hardest.

  • Reviews at the right moment
  • +6,000 words, 38 topics
  • Works offline
Download on the App Store

On a computer? Scan this code with your iPhone.