Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 22
这个多少钱How much is this
Ask how much something costs, say prices in kuai, mao and yuan, and buy things in a shop.
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多少钱— How much
- 文山大友, 这个多少钱?Da You, how much is this?
- 大友十块五毛.10.50 yuan.
- 文山那个呢?And that one?
- 大友那个二十元.That's 20 yuan.
- 文山我想买这个. 也想买票.I want this. Also a ticket.
- 大友票一百块. 一共一百一十块五毛.The ticket is 100 yuan. That's 110.50 in total.
- 文山我有一百块.I have 100 yuan.
- 大友还差十块五毛.You're still 10.50 short.
- 文山好, 那我不买票了.OK, then I won't buy the ticket.
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商店里— At the shop
- 白月商店里卖什么?What does the shop sell?
- 大友卖水果, 也卖牛奶.Fruit, and also milk.
- 白月我想买一些水果.I want to buy some fruit.
- 大友好的. 这些水果三块一个.OK. This fruit is 3 yuan each.
- 白月我要五个. 谢谢!I want five. Thanks!
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- 钱
nounmoney
- 块
measure wordyuan (spoken)
- 毛
measure wordjiao (1/10 yuan)
- 元
measure wordyuan (formal)
- 贵
adjectiveexpensive
- 多少
pronounhow much
- 一共
adverbaltogether, in total
- 买
verbto buy
- 卖
verbto sell
- 商店
nounshop
- 商场
nounmall
- 票
nounticket
- 差
verbto be short of
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- 毛
jiao; hair
- 元
yuan
元宵 Yuánxiāo — Lantern Festival; sweet rice ball- 买
buy
买到 mǎi dào — managed to buy买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop- 票
ticket
车票 chēpiào — vehicle ticket (train / bus)机票 jīpiào — plane ticket- 百
hundred
一百 yì bǎi — one hundred二百 èr bǎi — two hundred三百 sān bǎi — three hundred- 商
merchant
商店 shāngdiàn — shop商场 shāngchǎng — mall- 店
shop
商店 shāngdiàn — shop酒店 jiǔdiàn — hotel饭店 fàndiàn — restaurant- 卖
sell
卖完 mài wán — sold out- 贵
expensive
- 场
(in 机场 / 商场)
商场 shāngchǎng — mall机场 jīchǎng — airport飞机场 fēijīchǎng — airport (full form; 机场 is the short form)- 差
to be short of
差 chà — to be short of
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qiánmoneyWriting
kuàipiece; yuanWriting
yuányuanWriting
mǎibuyWriting
máojiao; hairRecognition
guìexpensiveRecognition
màisellRecognition
piàoticketRecognition
shāngmerchantRecognition
chàbe short ofRecognition
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Money — 块 / 毛 / 元
Explanation
Chinese currency: 元 (formal yuan), 块 (informal yuan), 毛 (1/10 yuan, informal). 五块 = 5 yuan; 五块五毛 = 5.50; 五元 = 5 yuan (formal). Asking: 多少钱?
Examples
- 这个多少钱?How much is this?
- 十块五毛.10.50 yuan.
- 我想买票.I want to buy a ticket.
- 商店里卖什么?What does the shop sell?
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三块一个: the price of one
Explanation
To give the price of one, say the money first and then 一个: 三块一个 (three yuan each). No 是 and no verb are needed. Cups and books work the same way: 五块一杯 (five yuan a cup), 二十块一本 (twenty yuan a book).
Examples
- 这些水果三块一个.This fruit is three yuan each.
- 五块一杯.Five yuan a cup.
- 二十块一本.Twenty yuan a book.
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