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Study in the app →Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 22
这个多少钱 How much is this
Money & shopping vocabulary.
Dialogue
多少钱 — How much
- 文山 大友, 这个多少钱? Da You, how much is this?
- 大友 十块五毛. 10.50 yuan.
- 文山 那个呢? And that one?
- 大友 那个二十元. That's 20 yuan.
- 文山 我想买这个. 也想买票. I want this. Also a ticket.
- 大友 票一百块. 都是一百一十块五毛. Ticket is 100 yuan. All together: 110.50.
Dialogue
商店里 — At the shop
- 白月 商店里卖什么? What does the shop sell?
- 大友 卖水果, 也卖牛奶. Fruit, and also milk.
- 白月 我想买一些水果. I want to buy some fruit.
- 大友 好的. 这些水果三块一个. OK. This fruit is 3 yuan each.
- 白月 我要五个. 谢谢! I want five. Thanks!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 钱 | qián | n. | money |
| 块 | kuài | m.w. | yuan (informal); chunk |
| 毛 | máo | m.w. | jiao (1/10 yuan) |
| 元 | yuán | m.w. | yuan (formal) |
| 贵 | guì | adj. | expensive |
| 多少 | duōshao | pron. | how many (revisit) |
| 买 | mǎi | v. | to buy |
| 卖 | mài | v. | to sell |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | n. | shop |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | n. | mall |
| 票 | piào | n. | ticket |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 毛 | máo | jiao; hair | |
| 元 | yuán | yuan 元宵 Yuánxiāo — Lantern Festival; sweet rice ball | |
| 买 | mǎi | buy 买到 mǎi dào — managed to buy买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buy things; shop (recall Bk1) | |
| 票 | piào | ticket 车票 chēpiào — vehicle ticket (train / bus)机票 jīpiào — plane ticket | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred 一百 yì bǎi — one hundred二百 èr bǎi — two hundred三百 sān bǎi — three hundred | |
| 商 | shāng | merchant 商店 shāngdiàn — shop商场 shāngchǎng — mall | |
| 店 | diàn | shop (recall Bk1) 商店 shāngdiàn — shop酒店 jiǔdiàn — hotel饭店 fàndiàn — restaurant (recall Bk1) | |
| 卖 | mài | sell 卖完 mài wán — sold out | |
| 贵 | guì | expensive | |
| 场 | chǎng | (in 机场 / 商场) 商场 shāngchǎng — mall机场 jīchǎng — airport飞机场 fēijīchǎng — airport (full form; 机场 is the short form) |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
qián money Writing
kuài piece; yuan Writing
yuán yuan Writing
mǎi buy Writing
máo jiao; hair Recognition
guì expensive Recognition
mài sell Recognition
piào ticket Recognition
shāng merchant Recognition
Grammar
钱的表达 — 块 / 毛 / 元 Money — 块 / 毛 / 元
中国货币: 元 (yuán) = formal "yuan", 块 (kuài) = informal "yuan", 毛 (máo) = 0.1 yuan (informal). 例: 五块 = 5 yuan, 五块五毛 = 5.50 yuan, 五元 = 5 yuan (formal). 问"多少钱?".
Chinese currency: 元 (formal yuan), 块 (informal yuan), 毛 (1/10 yuan, informal). 五块 = 5 yuan; 五块五毛 = 5.50; 五元 = 5 yuan (formal). Asking: 多少钱?
- 这个多少钱? Zhège duōshao qián? How much is this?
- 十块五毛. Shí kuài wǔ máo. 10.50 yuan.
- 我想买票. Wǒ xiǎng mǎi piào. I want to buy a ticket.
- 商店里卖什么? Shāngdiàn lǐ mài shénme? What does the shop sell?
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