| In this article you’ll learn how to find your way around a shopping center, ask for what you want, and how to pay in Chinese. Need a larger size? Looking for a supermarket? No problem. How do you say you’d like to try on an item of clothing? How do you ask for the closest ATM? After reading this article you will be able to go shopping in China!  Here are some types of shops that you might need to find: 邮局 – yóujú - The post office 购物中心 – gòuwùzhōngxīn - The shopping center 市场 – shìchǎng - The market 超市 – chāoshì - The supermarket 药店 – yàodiàn - The pharmacy 书店 – shūdiàn - The bookstore 商店 – shāngdiàn - The store 面包店 – miànbāodiàn - The bakery 面食店 – miànshídiàn - The noodle restaurant 音像店 – yīnxiàngdiàn - The music store 服装店 – fúzhuāngdiàn - The clothing store 五金店 – wǔjīndiàn - The hardware store 肉店 – ròudiàn - The butcher 眼镜店 – yǎnjìngdiàn - The optician Once you’ve found the right shop, you need to find what you’re looking for. Use the following words and phrases to find what you need, figure out how much it costs and tell the sales assistant how many you want… 我想找…… - Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo…… - I'm looking for...... 你们有……吗？- Nǐmen yǒu……ma？- Do you have......? 多少钱？- Duōshǎo qián？- How much does it cost? 你们还有更多的吗？- Nǐmen háiyǒu gèngduō de ma？- Do you have more? 那是多大号的？- Nàshì duó (duō) dàhào de？- Which size is that? 我想试一下。- Wǒ xiǎng shìyíxià。- I'd like to try it on. 更衣室在哪儿？- Gēngyīshì zàinǎr？- Where are the fitting rooms? 这个我要了。- Zhège wǒ yàole。- I'll take it. Here are some more useful questions and answers… 你穿多大号？- Nǐ chuān duōdàhào？- What size do you wear? 号 – hào - The size 小号 – xiǎohào - A small size 中号 – zhōnghào - A medium size 大号 – dàhào - A large size 特大号 – tèdàhào - An extra large size 我喜欢。- Wǒ xǐhuān。- I like it. 看起来不错。- Kànqǐlái búcuò。- It looks good. 很适合你。- Hěn shìhé nǐ。- It suits you. 不适合你。- Bú shìhé nǐ。- It doesn't suit you. Once you found what you were looking for, you’ll need to pay. 请去银台结账。- Qǐng qù yíntái jiézhàng。- Please pay at the check out. 我要用信用卡付钱。- Wǒ yàoyòng xìnyòngkǎ fùqián。- I'd like to pay by credit card. 我要付现金。- Wǒ yào fùxiànjīn。- I'd like to pay with cash, please. 我要刷卡。- Wǒ yào shuākǎ。- I'd like to pay with my debit card, please. 您的信用卡号码是多少？- Nínde xìnyòngkǎ hàomǎ shì duōshǎo？- What is your credit card number? 我们不接受信用卡。- Wǒmen bùjiēshòu xìnyòngkǎ。- We don't accept credit cards. 最近的自动取款机在哪儿？- Zuì jìn de zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī zàinǎr？- Where is the closest ATM? 请输入您的密码。- Qǐng shūrù nínde mìmǎ。- Please type in your PIN. 请在这儿签字。- Qǐng zàizhèr qiānzì。- Please sign here. 这是您的收据。- Zhèshì nínde shōujù。- Here is your receipt. |
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