Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 22

这个多少钱How much is this

Zhège duōshao qián

Money & shopping vocabulary.

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多少钱— How much

  1. 文山大dà友yǒu, 这zhè个ge多duō少shǎo钱qián?Da You, how much is this?
  2. 大友十shí块kuài五wǔ毛máo.10.50 yuan.
  3. 文山那nà个ge呢ne?And that one?
  4. 大友那nà个ge二èr十shí元yuán.That's 20 yuan.
  5. 文山我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi这zhè个ge. 也yě想xiǎng买mǎi票piào.I want this. Also a ticket.
  6. 大友票piào一yì百bǎi块kuài. 都dōu是shì一yì百bǎi一yī十shí块kuài五wǔ毛máo.Ticket is 100 yuan. All together: 110.50.
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商店里— At the shop

  1. 白月商shāng店diàn里lǐ卖mài什shén么me?What does the shop sell?
  2. 大友卖mài水shuǐ果guǒ, 也yě卖mài牛niú奶nǎi.Fruit, and also milk.
  3. 白月我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi一yì些xiē水shuǐ果guǒ.I want to buy some fruit.
  4. 大友好hǎo的de. 这zhè些xiē水shuǐ果guǒ三sān块kuài一yí个gè.OK. This fruit is 3 yuan each.
  5. 白月我wǒ要yào五wǔ个gè. 谢xiè谢xiè!I want five. Thanks!
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钱qián

nounmoney

块kuài

measure wordyuan (informal); chunk

毛máo

measure wordjiao (1/10 yuan)

元yuán

measure wordyuan (formal)

贵guì

adjectiveexpensive

多duō少shǎo

pronounhow many (revisit)

买mǎi

verbto buy

卖mài

verbto sell

商shāng店diàn

nounshop

商shāng场chǎng

nounmall

票piào

nounticket

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毛máo

jiao; hair

元yuán

yuan

元宵 Yuánxiāo — Lantern Festival; sweet rice ball
买mǎi

buy

买到 mǎi dào — managed to buy买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop (recall Bk1)
票piào

ticket

车票 chēpiào — vehicle ticket (train / bus)机票 jīpiào — plane ticket
百bǎi

hundred

一百 yì bǎi — one hundred二百 èr bǎi — two hundred三百 sān bǎi — three hundred
商shāng

merchant

商店 shāngdiàn — shop商场 shāngchǎng — mall
店

shop (recall Bk1)

商店 shāngdiàn — shop酒店 jiǔdiàn — hotel饭店 fàndiàn — restaurant (recall Bk1)
卖mài

sell

卖完 mài wán — sold out
贵guì

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)
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钱

qiánmoneyWriting

10 strokesleft-rightradical 钅

块

kuàipiece; yuanWriting

7 strokesleft-right

元

yuányuanWriting

4 strokesstandalone

买

mǎibuyWriting

6 strokestop-bottom

毛

máojiao; hairRecognition

4 strokesstandalone

贵

guìexpensiveRecognition

9 strokestop-bottom

卖

màisellRecognition

8 strokestop-bottom

票

piàoticketRecognition

11 strokestop-bottom

商

shāngmerchantRecognition

11 strokestop-bottom

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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shí块kuài五wǔ毛máo.10.50 yuan.
  • 我想买票.I want to buy a ticket.
  • 商shāng店diàn里lǐ卖mài什shén么me?What does the shop sell?

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