Shopping in Chinese
Key shopping vocabulary for Chinese: useful words and phrases for shops, markets and malls. Covers prices, sizes, payment, returns and customer service so you can shop confidently in China or at Chinese retailers.
- 购物 gòuwù — to shop; to buy goods
- 买 mǎi — to buy; to purchase
- 卖 mài — to sell
- 价格 jiàgé — price
- 便宜 biànyí — to act at one's own discretion; to take the most convenient course of action; to benefit someone
- 贵 guì — expensive; costly
- 折扣 zhékòu — discount; price reduction
- 打折 dǎzhé — to give a discount; to mark down the price
- 优惠 yōuhuì — favorable; preferential (terms or conditions)
- 促销 cùxiāo — to promote sales; carry out sales promotions
- 标价 biāojià — to mark the price (on goods)
- 还价 huánjià — to make a counteroffer when haggling; to bargain
- 议价 yìjià — to bargain; to negotiate a price
- 找零 zhǎolíng — to give change (after a cash transaction)
- 收银台 shōuyíntái — checkout counter; cashier's desk
- 付款 fùkuǎn — to pay (a sum of money)
- 现金 xiànjīn — cash (money in notes and coins)
- 刷卡 shuākǎ — to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ — credit card
- 钱包 qiánbāo — purse; wallet
- 发票 fāpiào — invoice; receipt; bill (commercial document acknowledging payment or sale)
- 收据 shōujù — receipt (document acknowledging payment or goods received)
- 退货 tuìhuò — to return merchandise; to refund/withdraw a product
- 退款 tuìkuǎn — to refund; to return (money)
- 换货 huànhuò — to exchange goods (return an item and get a replacement)
- 保修 bǎoxiū — to promise to keep something in good repair; to provide a warranty (to repair or replace within a period)
- 质量 zhìliàng — quality (degree of excellence)
- 品牌 pǐnpái — brand name; trademark
- 款式 kuǎnshì — pattern; style; design (of clothes, products); model
- 尺寸 chǐcun — size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 号码 hàomǎ — number (identifier, e.g. phone number, ID number)
- 颜色 yánsè — color; hue
- 试用 shìyòng — to try sth out; to use on a trial basis; to be on probation
- 货架 huòjià — shelf for goods; shop shelf
- 库存 kùcún — property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory
- 现货 xiànhuò — goods or merchandise that are in stock and available for immediate delivery or sale
- 预订 yùdìng — to place an order; to book (ahead)
- 订单 dìngdān — (purchase) order; a request to buy goods or services
- 送货 sònghuò — to deliver goods
- 快递 kuàidì — express delivery; courier service
- 运费 yùnfèi — freight fee; shipping cost
- 配送 pèisòng — to assemble/prepare an order and deliver it; to deliver (goods)
- 电商 diànshāng — e-commerce; abbreviation for 电子商务 (electronic commerce)
- 包装 bāozhuāng — to wrap; to package (goods)
- 商店 shāngdiàn — store; shop
- 超市 chāoshì — supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場/超级市场); classifier: 家
- 市场 shìchǎng — market; marketplace; bazaar; (economics) market
- 专卖店 zhuānmàidiàn — specialty store; shop that sells a particular class of goods
- 小贩 xiǎofàn — peddler; hawker (street vendor who sells goods, often informally)
- 摊位 tānwèi — vendor's booth; stall
- 会员 huìyuán — member (of an organization, club, association)