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Learn Hardcore Chinese: chāoshì - supermarket

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 5
/chāoshì

chāoshì

Word

超市chāoshì

Meaning

supermarket

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of chāoshì

你nǐ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　还是háishi　去qù　饭店fàndiàn？nǐ xiǎng qù chāoshì, háishi qù fàndiàn?

Do you want to go to the supermarket or go to a restaurant?

我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì　或者huòzhě　在zài　家jiā　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì huòzhě zài jiā chī wǎnfàn.

I want to go to the supermarket or eat dinner at home.

我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　等děng　她tā，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.

Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.

我wǒ　和hé　他tā　认识rènshi　不bù　久jiǔ，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.

He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.

我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.

I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.

我wǒ　的de　妈妈māma　常常chángcháng　带dài　我wǒ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ de māma chángcháng dài wǒ qù chāoshì.

My mom often takes me to the supermarket.

虽然suīrán　今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.

Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.

我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　超市chāoshì　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　她tā　的de　同事tóngshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.

Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.

请qǐng　你nǐ　带dài　我wǒ　去qù　超市chāoshì，　然后ránhòu　我wǒ　请qǐng　你nǐ　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。qǐng nǐ dài wǒ qù chāoshì, ránhòu wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.

Please take me to the supermarket, then I’ll treat you to dinner.

我wǒ　准备zhǔnbèi　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.

I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.

我Wǒ　不但bùdàn　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　买mǎi　水shuǐ。Wǒ bùdàn xiǎng qù chāoshì, érqiě yào mǎshàng mǎi shuǐ.

I not only want to go to the supermarket, but also need to buy water right away.

我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　可是kěshì　没méi　时间shíjiān。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.

I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.

她tā　想xiǎng　自己zìjǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。tā xiǎng zìjǐ qù chāoshì.

She wants to go to the supermarket by herself.

超市Chāoshì　里lǐ　今天jīntiān　的de　苹果píngguǒ　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　新鲜xīnxiān。Chāoshì lǐ jīntiān de píngguǒ kànqǐlái tèbié xīnxiān.

The apples in the supermarket today look especially fresh.

平时Píngshí　我们wǒmen　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　总是zǒngshì　先xiān　回家huíjiā，　然后ránhòu　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì。Píngshí wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu zǒngshì xiān huíjiā, ránhòu zài qù chāoshì.

Normally, after work we always go home first and then go to the supermarket.

这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　跟gēn　超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　蔬菜shūcài　一样yíyàng　新鲜xīnxiān。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.

The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.

超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　饮料yǐnliào　很hěn　多duō，　蔬菜shūcài　也yě　很hěn　新鲜xīnxiān。chāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.

There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.

这zhè　次cì　我wǒ　不bù　去qù　超市chāoshì。zhè cì wǒ bù qù chāoshì.

This time I’m not going to the supermarket.

你nǐ　往wǎng　左边zuǒbian　走zǒu，　超市chāoshì　就jiù　在zài　银行yínháng　右边yòubian。nǐ wǎng zuǒbian zǒu, chāoshì jiù zài yínháng yòubian.

Walk to the left, and the supermarket is right next to the bank on the right.

公交站gōngjiāozhàn　旁边pángbiān　有yǒu　一yí　家jiā　超市chāoshì，　很hěn　多duō　人rén　在zài　那里nàli　买mǎi　饮料yǐnliào。gōngjiāozhàn pángbiān yǒu yí jiā chāoshì, hěn duō rén zài nàli mǎi yǐnliào.

There’s a supermarket next to the bus stop, and many people buy drinks there.

这zhè　家jiā　超市chāoshì　可kě以yǐ　用yòng　现金xiànjīn，　也yě　可kě以yǐ　刷卡shuākǎ，　对duì　父母fùmǔ　也yě　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn, yě kěyǐ shuākǎ, duì fùmǔ yě hěn fāngbiàn.

At this supermarket you can pay in cash or by card; it’s very convenient for my parents.

因为yīnwèi　今天jīntiān　打折dǎzhé，　我wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　超市chāoshì　购物gòuwù　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。yīnwèi jīntiān dǎzhé, wǒ hé tā zài chāoshì gòuwù le hěn jiǔ.

Because there are discounts today, she and I shopped in the supermarket for a long time.

今天jīntiān　超市chāoshì　的de　衣服yīfu　都dōu　打折dǎzhé。jīntiān chāoshì de yīfu dōu dǎzhé.

The clothes in the supermarket are all on sale today.

我wǒ　周末zhōumò　专门zhuānmén　去qù　超市chāoshì　给gěi　妈妈māma　买mǎi　礼物lǐwù。wǒ zhōumò zhuānmén qù chāoshì gěi māma mǎi lǐwù.

On weekends I specially go to the supermarket to buy a gift for my mom.

她tā　带dài　自己zìjǐ　的de　袋子dàizi　去qù　超市chāoshì，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　节省jiéshěng　钱qián，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　少shǎo　用yòng　塑料sùliào　袋子dàizi。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.

She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.

我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　去qù　超市chāoshì，　顺便shùnbiàn　买mǎi　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水果shuǐguǒ。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu qù chāoshì, shùnbiàn mǎi yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ.

After work I go to the supermarket and, while I’m at it, buy a little fruit.

周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　先xiān　收拾shōushi　房间fángjiān，　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì　买mǎi　东西dōngxi。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng xiān shōushi fángjiān, zài qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.

On the weekend I want to tidy up my room first, then go to the supermarket to buy things.

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