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LESSON 8 · HSK 1
购物与数字
Shopping & Numbers — Count, shop and talk about prices in Chinese
12 words
3 patterns 0% done
Vocabulary 词汇
Tap a word for strokes
mǎi 买
to buy
mài 卖
to sell
qián 钱
money
kuài 块
yuan (informal)
duōshao 多少
how many / much
guì 贵
expensive
yīfu 衣服
clothes
dà 大
big / large
xiǎo 小
small
gè 个
general measure word
yǒu 有
to have
méiyǒu 没有
not have / there is not
Dot: green = known, gold = learning, none = new
Grammar 语法
Have / Don't have: 有 / 没有
。/ 。
有 (yǒu) = to have. Its negative is 没有 (méiyǒu) — NOT 不有. This is the only verb negated with 没 in its regular form.
Measure words: 个, 件, 本
/ /
Chinese uses measure words between numbers and nouns. 个 is general. 件 (jiàn) for clothes/matters. 本 (běn) for books. Never just '一书'!
Comparison: A 比 B + adj
。
比 (bǐ) = than. Structure: A 比 B + adjective. To say 'not as … as': A 没有 B + adj. No 很 with 比!
Sentences 句子
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How much is this piece of clothing?
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150 yuan.
！？
Too expensive! Is there something cheaper?
。
I want to buy two apples.
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This one is better than that one.
Dialogue 对话
！？
Hello! How much is this piece of clothing?
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200 yuan.
！，？
Too expensive! A little cheaper, OK?
，，？
OK, 180 yuan, how about that?
，。！
OK, I'll buy this one. Thank you!