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Study in the app →Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 39
网上买东西 Online shopping
王明 and 老张 talk about online shopping. Teaches 用 X + V (instrumental) and 通过 X + V (through X, V).
Dialogue
用手机买东西 — Buying with the phone
- 王明 老张, 你也用手机在网上买东西吗? Lao Zhang, do you shop online with your phone too?
- 老张 自从用手机买东西, 方便多了. 用电脑慢, 用手机快. Ever since I started shopping by phone, it's been much more convenient — computer is slow, phone is fast.
- 王明 价格便宜很多. 你昨天买什么了? Prices are way lower. What did you buy yesterday?
- 老张 这些菜都由网上买, 还有去游泳用的东西, 今天就送到了. These groceries were all bought online — and some things for swimming too, all delivered today.
- 王明 用什么付钱? How did you pay?
- 老张 也用手机. 一下就付完了. Also phone. Done in a sec.
Dialogue
通过快递收到 — Received via express
- 老张 我通过快递收到了昨天买的菜. Got yesterday's groceries via express.
- 王明 通过这个网站买便宜还是别的便宜? Cheaper through this site or another?
- 老张 通过这家最便宜. 我也通过它们买过水果. Cheapest here. I've also bought fruit through them.
- 王明 送得快吗? Fast delivery?
- 老张 通过快递一天就到, 越来越方便. Express arrives next day — more and more convenient.
- 王明 我也想通过手机试试. I want to try via my phone too.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 网 | wǎng | n. | net; internet |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | v. | go online |
| 买东西 | mǎi dōngxi | v. | buy things; shop (recall Bk1) |
| 用 | yòng | prep. | use; with (recall Bk1) |
| 通过 | tōngguò | prep. | through; via |
| 手机 | shǒujī | n. | phone (recall Bk1) |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | n. | computer (recall Bk1) |
| 付钱 | fù qián | v. | pay |
| 价格 | jiàgé | n. | price |
| 便宜 | piányi | adj. | cheap (recall Bk1) |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | adj. | convenient (recall Bk1) |
| 送 | sòng | v. | deliver; send (recall Bk1) |
| 收到 | shōudào | v. | receive |
| 快递 | kuàidì | n. | express delivery |
| 王明 | Wáng Míng | pn. | Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01) |
| 老张 | Lǎo Zhāng | pn. | Lao Zhang (persona — recall ch08) |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 价 | jià | price (in 价格) 价格 jiàgé — price | |
| 付 | fù | pay (in 付钱) 付钱 fù qián — pay | |
| 递 | dì | (in 快递 = express delivery) 快递 kuàidì — express delivery |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
wǎng net; internet Writing
tōng through; pass Writing
fù pay (in 付钱) Recognition
jià price (in 价格) Recognition
gé standard (in 价格) Recognition
Grammar
介词 由 — 由某人 / 某处 (三20) Preposition 由 — by someone / from somewhere (三20)
由 有两个常用意思: (1) 由 + 人 + 来 + V: 由谁负责做 (这件事由我来做 = 我负责). (2) 由 + 处所: 从某地出发 / 经过 (这路车由学校门口过). 网上买东西时常说: 这些东西由网上买 / 由我来付钱. 比"从"更正式.
由 has two common senses: (1) 由 + person + 来 + V: who handles it (这件事由我来做 = I'm responsible). (2) 由 + place: from / via a location (这路车由学校门口过). When shopping online: 由我来付钱. More formal than 从.
- 这些东西由网上买. Zhèxiē dōngxi yóu wǎng shàng mǎi. These things are bought online.
- 这件事由我来做. Zhè jiàn shì yóu wǒ lái zuò. I'll handle this.
- 今天的饭由我来付钱. Jīntiān de fàn yóu wǒ lái fù qián. I'll pay for today's meal.
- 这路车由学校门口过. Zhè lù chē yóu xuéxiào ménkǒu guò. This bus passes by the school gate.
Grammar
自从 … — 从那以后 (三21) 自从 … — ever since (三21)
上一课 (grammar-01) 是介词由. 本课的 自从 + 时间 / 事件, 表示"从那个时候 / 那件事以后一直". 自从用手机买东西, 方便多了 = 从开始用手机以后, 一直很方便. 后面常跟一个说明变化的分句. 自从 一般放句首.
Grammar-01 was 由. `自从 + time/event` means "ever since that time / event". 自从用手机买东西, 方便多了 = since starting to use the phone, it's been much more convenient. Usually followed by a clause describing the change; 自从 opens the sentence.
- 自从用手机买东西, 方便多了. Zìcóng yòng shǒujī mǎi dōngxi, fāngbiàn duō le. Since shopping by phone, it's much more convenient.
- 自从来中国, 他喜欢上了中国菜. Zìcóng lái Zhōngguó, tā xǐhuān shàng le Zhōngguó cài. Since coming to China, he's come to love Chinese food.
- 自从开始运动, 他身体好多了. Zìcóng kāishǐ yùndòng, tā shēntǐ hǎo duō le. Since he started exercising, his health is much better.
- 自从有了网, 买东西很方便. Zìcóng yǒu le wǎng, mǎi dōngxi hěn fāngbiàn. Since the internet, shopping is very convenient.
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