Learn Words Related to Money & Shopping in Chinese
Vocabulary, Pinyin, Examples & Test
Learn all the terms related to money and shopping in Chinese, so that next time you need to buy some new items, you know how to express yourself in Mandarin.
This list with real human audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.
钱
money
这些东西一共多少钱？
How much do these things cost in total?
元
这杯咖啡三十元。
This cup of coffee is thirty yuan.
块
m.w. for money and currency units
她付了600块(钱)。
She paid 600 yuan.
人民币
RMB (Chinese yuan, official name)
她为那件衣服支付了600元人民币。
She paid 600 yuan for that dress.
购物
shopping / to shop
现在很多年轻人都喜欢在网上购物。
Many young people now like to shop online.
买单
to pay the bill
今天的晚饭我来买单。
I’ll pay the bill for today’s dinner.
付
to pay
这次你付钱，下次我付钱。
You pay this time, I will pay next time.
支付
to pay / to make a payment
现在都用支付宝和微信支付。
Now everyone pays with Alipay and WeChat.
付款
to make a payment
你点这里直接付款就行了。
Just click here to pay directly.
购买
to buy
他家前几天购买了一台电脑。
His family bought a computer a few days ago.
刷卡
to pay with a card
我今天刷卡刷了1000元。
I paid 1,000 yuan with my card today.
银行卡
bank card
我的银行卡不见了。
My bank card is missing.
现金
cash
可以用现金吗？
Can I pay with cash?
零钱
small change
不好意思，我没有零钱。
Sorry, I have no change.
小票
receipt
这是您的小票。
This is your receipt.
交易
transaction
银行提醒我交易失败。
The bank notified me that the transaction failed.
便宜
cheap
这件衣服真不便宜。
This dress is really not cheap.
贵
expensive
贵有贵的道理。
It’s expensive for a reason.
打折
to give a discount / discount
商场最近打折，你要去看看吗？
There has been a sale at the mall recently, do you want to go and take a look?
价钱
price
价钱便宜不等于商品质量不好。
Cheap price does not mean poor quality of goods.
收货
to receive goods
请在这里写一下你的收货地址。
Please write your delivery address here.
快递
express delivery
您的快递到了。
Your courier has arrived.
塑料袋
plastic bag
现在很多商店已经不用塑料袋了。
Many shops no longer use plastic bags.
富
rich
这个地方有很多富人。
There are many rich people in this place.
富有
wealthy / rich
他家是做生意的，所以非常富有。
His comes from a family of businessmen, so he is very rich.
败家子
spendthrift
他的儿子是个败家子。
His son spends too much money.
中奖
to win a prize in a lottery
我都不敢相信我中奖了。
I can’t believe I won the Jackpot.
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