The Chinese word 超市 refers to a supermarket or grocery store. It is a compound word made up of the characters 超, meaning “exceed” or “surpass”, and 市, meaning “market”. In Chinese, 超市 is used to refer to large retail stores that sell a variety of food and household items. It is a common word used in everyday conversation and is easily recognizable by most Chinese speakers.
Translation
Noun: supermarket
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我需要去超市买点东西 | wǒ xūyào qù chāoshì mǎi diǎn dōngxi | I need to go to the supermarket to buy some things |
| 我们家附近有一家大型超市 | wǒmen jiā fùjìn yǒu yī jiā dàxíng chāoshì | There is a large supermarket near our house |
| 你可以在超市里买到各种各样的食品 | nǐ kěyǐ zài chāoshì lǐ mǎidào gèzhǒng gèyàng de shípǐn | You can buy all kinds of food in the supermarket |
| 这家超市的价格比其他超市便宜 | zhè jiā chāoshì de jiàgé bǐ qítā chāoshì piányí | The prices of this supermarket are cheaper than other supermarkets |
| 我们要去超市买些水果和蔬菜 | wǒmen yào qù chāoshì mǎi xiē shuǐguǒ hé shūcài | We are going to the supermarket to buy some fruits and vegetables |
| 超市里的货架上摆满了各种商品 | chāoshì lǐ de huòjià shàng bǎi mǎnle gèzhǒng shāngpǐn | The shelves in the supermarket are filled with various goods |
| 我们可以在超市里买到日用品和家居用品 | wǒmen kěyǐ zài chāoshì lǐ mǎidào rìyòngpǐn hé jiājū yòngpǐn | We can buy daily necessities and household items in the supermarket |
HSK
超市 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 2.
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