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Money & shopping in Mandarin

48 words from the HSK 1–4 core vocabulary, each with pinyin, its meaning, an example sentence and audio.

• 贵 guì expensive
• 买 mǎi to buy
• 钱 qián coin
• 商场 shāng chǎng shopping mall
• 商店 shāng diàn store; shop
• 变 biàn to change
• 超市 chāo shì supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])
• 改 gǎi to change
• 改变 gǎi biàn to change
• 顾客 gù kè customer; client
• 卖 mài to sell
• 便宜 pián yi cheap; inexpensive
• 省 shěng to save; to economize; to be frugal
• 市 shì market
• 银行 yín háng bank
• 银行卡 yín háng kǎ bank card
• 院长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
• 变化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary
• 费 fèi to cost
• 费用 fèi yòng cost
• 付 fù to pay
• 富 fù rich
• 价格 jià gé price
• 价钱 jià qian price
• 经济 jīng jì economy
• 救 jiù to save
• 开业 kāi yè to open a business
• 美元 Měi yuán American dollar; US dollar
• 商业 shāng yè business
• 生意 shēng yi business
• 现金 xiàn jīn cash
• 支付 zhī fù to pay (money)
• 值得 zhí de worth the money
• 转变 zhuǎn biàn to change
• 出售 chū shòu to sell
• 打折 dǎ zhé to give a discount
• 单 dān bill
• 付出 fù chū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
• 高价 gāo jià high price
• 购物 gòu wù shopping
• 行业 háng yè trade; profession; industry; business
• 红包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift
• 降价 jiàng jià to cut the price
• 美金 Měi jīn American dollar; US dollar
• 穷 qióng poor
• 特价 tè jià special price
• 推销 tuī xiāo to market
• 销售 xiāo shòu to sell