Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 24

在商店买东西Shopping at the store

Zài shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi

Clothing & colors. 大小 / 长 / 短. The aspect particle 了.

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在商店— At the shop

  1. 白月yǒu, xiǎngmǎifu.I want to buy clothes.
  2. 大友shénmeyán?What color?
  3. 白月hóngde, lándexíng.Red — blue is OK too.
  4. 大友hóngdeduō. zhègehóngfu, sānbǎikuài.We have many red ones. This red one is 300 yuan.
  5. 白月tàiguìle. èrbǎikuài, xíngma?Too expensive. 200, OK?
  6. 大友xíng! gěi.OK! Yours.
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颜色和大小— Colors and sizes

  1. 大友wénshān, dexiéxiǎo?Wen Shan, your shoe size?
  2. 文山dexiéshíèr.Mine is 42.
  3. 大友hēide, báide, xiǎngmǎi?Black or white?
  4. 文山hēide. màozixiǎngmǎi.Black. Want a hat too.
  5. 大友màozizàiér. zhēnhǎokàn!Hats are over there. Really nice!
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nounclothing

xié

nounshoes

màozi

nounhat

xiǎo

nounsize

cháng

adjectivelong

duǎn

adjectiveshort

yán

nouncolor

hēi

adjectiveblack

bái

adjectivewhite

hóng

adjectivered

lán

adjectiveblue

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clothing

衣服 yīfu — clothing

comfortable; serve (in 舒服)

衣服 yīfu — clothing舒服 shūfu — comfortable; well不舒服 bù shūfu — unwell; uncomfortable (fixed phrase)

(in 颜色 = color)

颜色 yánsè — color

color (in 颜色)

颜色 yánsè — color
hóng

red

红包 hóngbāo — red envelope方红 Fāng Hóng — Fang Hong (persona — 23, just-graduated junior colleague)小红 Xiǎo Hóng — Xiao Hong (persona — 22, university student)
lán

blue

xié

shoes

hēi

black

黑板 hēibǎn — blackboard (recall Bk2)

(in 帽子 = hat)

帽子 màozi — hat
cháng

long

成长 chéngzhǎng — grow; develop
duǎn

short

短信 duǎnxìn — text message

(in 卫东 = Wei Dong (persona — 42, university lecturer))

卫东 Wèi Dōng — Wei Dong (persona — 42, university lecturer)东西 dōngxi — thing; stuff (recall Bk1)买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop (recall Bk1)
西

(in 东西 = thing; stuff (recall Bk1))

东西 dōngxi — thing; stuff (recall Bk1)买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop (recall Bk1)
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clothingWriting

6 strokesstandalone

hóngredWriting

6 strokesleft-rightradical 纟

báiwhiteWriting

5 strokesstandalone

chánglongWriting

4 strokesstandalone

hēiblackRecognition

12 strokestop-bottom

lánblueRecognition

13 strokestop-bottom

duǎnshortRecognition

12 strokesleft-right

color (in 颜色)Recognition

6 strokestop-bottom

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Particle 了 — completion / change of state

Explanation

了 has two roles: (1) After V = completion. 我吃了 ("I ate / have eaten"). (2) End of sentence = change of state / new situation. 太贵了! / 我累了 ("now I'm tired"). Different positions: post-V vs sentence-end.

Examples

  • 我买了一个衣服.I bought a piece of clothing.
  • 太短了!Too short!
  • 我吃饱了.I'm full.
  • 商店关了.The shop is closed (now).

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