Unit Three: Shopping

Question 1

买

Answer 1

To buy (mai)

Question 2

水

Answer 2

Water (shui)

Question 3

点心

Answer 3

Light refreshments, pastries (dianxin)

Question 4

还

Answer 4

Also, else (hai)

Question 5

斤

Answer 5

Unit of weight equal to 1/2 kg (jin)

Question 6

瓶

Answer 6

A bottle of (ping)

Question 7

和

Answer 7

And (he)

Question 8

要

Answer 8

Want to (yao)

Question 9

东西

Answer 9

Thing (dongxi)

Question 10

你买什么？

Answer 10

What are you buying? (Ni mai shenme?)

Question 11

我买鸡蛋和点心。

Answer 11

I’m buying eggs and pastries. (Wo mai jidan he dianxin.)

Question 12

你还要什么？

Answer 12

What else do you want? (Ni hai yao shenme?)

Question 13

我还要一瓶牛奶，两斤苹果。

Answer 13

I also want a bottle of milk and two apples. (Wo hai yao yi ping niunai, liang jin pingguo.)

Question 14

我想买很多东西。

Answer 14

I want to buy many things. (Wo xiang mai hen duo dongxi.)

Question 15

多少

Answer 15

How many, how much (duoshao)

Question 16

钱

Answer 16

Money (Qian)

Question 17

块 （元）

Answer 17

Yuan (kuai/yuan)

Question 18

毛 （角）

Answer 18

Ten cents (unit of 1/10 yuan) (mao/Jiao)

Question 19

分

Answer 19

Cent (1/100 yuan, fen)

Question 20

猪肉

Answer 20

Pork (zhurou)

Question 21

鸡

Answer 21

Chicken (ji)

Question 22

一共

Answer 22

Altogether (yigong)

Question 23

零

Answer 23

Zero (ling)

Question 24

苹果多少钱一斤？

Answer 24

How much is one 1/2 kg of apples? (Pingguo duoshao qian yi jin?)

Question 25

苹果两块四毛九一斤。

Answer 25

Apples are 2 yuan 40 cents per 1/2 kg. (Pingguo liang kuai si mao jiu yi jin.)

Question 26

你买多少？

Answer 26

How many are you buying? (Ni mai duoshao?)

Question 27

我要一斤半。

Answer 27

I want 1/4 kilogram (Wo yao yi jin ban)

Question 28

一共多少钱？

Answer 28

How much money altogether? (Yigong duoshao qian?)

Question 29

自行车

Answer 29

Bicycle (zixingche)

Question 30

跟

Answer 30

With (gen)

Question 31

一样

Answer 31

Same (yiyang)

Question 32

件

Answer 32

Jian (a measure word)

Question 33

衣服

Answer 33

Clothes (yifu)

Question 34

贵

Answer 34

Expensive (gui)

Question 35

一点儿

Answer 35

A little, a bit (yidian'er)

Question 36

便宜

Answer 36

Cheap (pianyi)

Question 37

这件衣服比那件贵一点儿。

Answer 37

These clothes are a bit more expensive than those clothes. (Zhe jian yifu bi na jian gui yidian'er.)

Question 38

那件衣服没有这件衣服漂亮。

Answer 38

That clothing isn't as beautiful as this clothing. (Na jian yifu meiyou zhe jian yifu piaoliang.)

Question 39

他的自行车跟我的自行车一样。

Answer 39

His bike is the same as my bike. (Ta dezixingche gen wo de zixingche yiyang.)

Question 40

我的爱好跟你的爱好不一样。

Answer 40

My hobby is the same as your hobby. (Wo de aihao gen ni de aihao bu yiyang.)

Question 41

哥哥比他大一点儿。

Answer 41

My brother is a little bit bigger than him. (Gege bi ta da yidian'er.)