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HSK 3 Vocabulary: 30 Words for Food and Shopping

HSK 3 Vocabulary · part 3 · 30 words 9:54 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English

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面包 miànbāo: bread. I eat bread in the morning. 早上我吃面包。 Zǎoshang wǒ chī miànbāo.
面条 miàntiáo: noodles. I like eating noodles. 我喜欢吃面条。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī miàntiáo.
蛋糕 dàngāo: cake. This is my birthday cake. 这是我的生日蛋糕。 Zhè shì wǒ de shēngrì dàngāo.
甜 tián: sweet. This cake is very sweet. 这个蛋糕很甜。 Zhè ge dàngāo hěn tián.
糖 táng: sugar; sweets. Do you want sugar in your coffee? 你的咖啡要糖吗? Nǐ de kāfēi yào táng ma?
果汁 guǒzhī: juice. I'd like some juice. 我想喝果汁。 Wǒ xiǎng hē guǒzhī.
啤酒 píjiǔ: beer. Dad likes drinking beer. 爸爸喜欢喝啤酒。 Bàba xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.
香蕉 xiāngjiāo: banana. Bananas are cheap. 香蕉很便宜。 Xiāngjiāo hěn piányi.
葡萄 pútao: grapes. The grapes are very sweet. 葡萄很甜。 Pútao hěn tián.
新鲜 xīnxiān: fresh. The fish here is very fresh. 这里的鱼很新鲜。 Zhèli de yú hěn xīnxiān.
菜单 càidān: menu. Waiter, the menu, please. 服务员,请给我菜单。 Fúwùyuán, qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.
超市 chāoshì: supermarket. I go to the supermarket to shop. 我去超市买东西。 Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
一共 yígòng: in total. How much is it in total? 一共多少钱? Yígòng duōshao qián?
万 wàn: ten thousand. This computer costs ten thousand yuan. 这个电脑一万元。 Zhè ge diànnǎo yí wàn yuán.
角 jiǎo: ten fen (0.1 yuan). An apple is five jiao (0.5 yuan). 一个苹果五角。 Yí ge píngguǒ wǔ jiǎo.
分 fēn: fen (0.01 yuan); minute. That is 3 yuan, 5 jiao and 8 fen in total. 一共三元五角八分。 Yígòng sān yuán wǔ jiǎo bā fēn.
条 tiáo: (for long things: fish, roads, trousers). I bought a (tiáo) fish. 我买了一条鱼。 Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo yú.
只 zhī: (for animals). We have two (zhī) cats at home. 我家有两只猫。 Wǒ jiā yǒu liǎng zhī māo.
衬衫 chènshān: shirt. I bought a white shirt. 我买了一件白衬衫。 Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn bái chènshān.
裙子 qúnzi: skirt, dress. Xiao Hong is wearing a red dress. 小红穿了一条红裙子。 Xiǎo Hóng chuān le yì tiáo hóng qúnzi.
裤子 kùzi: trousers. These trousers are too long. 这条裤子太长了。 Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le.
短 duǎn: short (length). This dress is too short. 这条裙子太短了。 Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài duǎn le.
鞋 xié: shoe. My shoes are broken. 我的鞋坏了。 Wǒ de xié huài le.
双 shuāng: pair. I bought a new pair of shoes. 我买了一双新鞋。 Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng xīn xié.
旧 jiù: old (not new). My shoes are very old. 我的鞋很旧。 Wǒ de xié hěn jiù.
帽子 màozi: hat, cap. This hat is mine. 这个帽子是我的。 Zhè ge màozi shì wǒ de.
包 bāo: bag. Where is my bag? 我的包在哪儿? Wǒ de bāo zài nǎr?
绿 lǜ: green. I like the colour green. 我喜欢绿颜色。 Wǒ xǐhuan lǜ yánsè.
蓝 lán: blue. His shirt is blue. 他的衬衫是蓝的。 Tā de chènshān shì lán de.
黄 huáng: yellow. Bananas are yellow. 香蕉是黄的。 Xiāngjiāo shì huáng de.

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