Shopping in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about shopping in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你喜欢购物吗?Do you like shopping?
  2. 你常去哪个商场?Which shopping centre do you often go to?
  3. 你喜欢网购吗?Do you like shopping online?
  4. 你一般在网上买什么?What do you usually buy online?
  5. 你买衣服前会先试一下吗?Do you try clothes on before buying them?
  6. 你买东西更看重价格还是质量?When you buy things, does price or quality matter more?
  7. 你退过货吗?是什么东西?Have you ever returned something? What was it?
  8. 你更喜欢去商店买还是网购?为什么?Do you prefer shopping in shops or online? Why?

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The Shopping word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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