商 shāng

Join a shopper on a quick trip to the store. You'll learn simple words for shopping and feelings in this easy-to-follow story.

• 这个 商店 有很多东西。

• 商店 人很多。

• 这个 商店 没有我想买的电视。

Shopping for fruit is a common daily task in China. Practice saying prices, counting items, and using simple shopping phrases while buying five apples for three yuan.

• 今天我在一个 商店 买东西。

• 这个 商店 有很多水果。

This is a short dialogue about a shopping trip. A woman buys many things, including food, drinks, furniture, and pet food, while her boyfriend reminds her not to overspend.

• 今天我正在一个 商店 买东西。

• 这个 商店 有很多东西，有吃的东西也有喝的东西。

Meet Xiao Shang, who is heading back to Shanghai. She compares two ways to travel and tells us why she prefers the slower one. This story helps you practice comparing transportation in simple Chinese.

• 那个女孩儿是 小商 ，是小习，习有朋的女朋友。

• 坐火车比坐飞机便宜得多，去飞机场也要花很多时间，所以， 小商 觉得坐火车比坐飞机好。

Read this short story about people waiting in the rain for a new phone. You will practice numbers, time, and everyday vocabulary.

• 晚上，我坐出租车去大学那边的 苹果商店 买手机。

• 苹果 商店 外边人很多，一半儿是北京大学的大学生。

This short story follows a simple shopping trip in Beijing. You will learn words for buying a phone in Chinese.

• 在北京的一个 商店 ，我买了一个手机。

Join a family on a sweltering Beijing Sunday as a boy learns a funny lesson about playing outside in the summer heat. Perfect for HSK 1 learners.

• 我和妈妈去那个 商店 买点喝的东西。