340 Shopping

Are you the kind of person who likes to go shopping? Or do you prefer to simply order the things you want online without the hassle of spending time browsing through shops? Jesse Edbrooke, the singer from Transition, and ShaoLan discuss shopping and some of the new methods surrounding shopping and how it is done in Asia. Learn the word for “shopping” as well as how to describe your friends who are crazy about shopping (or perhaps yourself)! ShaoLan shares what her favorite thing that she’s ever bought is, can you guess what it is?

The word for “shopping” in Chinese is 購物/购物. The first character 購/购 means “to buy” and the second character  means “object” or “stuff.” So when you are “buying stuff” then you are “shopping” 購物/购物!

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Shopping
購物 / 购物
gòu wù
Object
Living Object
生物
shēng wù
Animal
動物 / 动物
dòng wù
Plant
植物
zhí wù
To buy
購 / 购
gòu
Shopaholic
購物狂 / 购物狂
gòu wù kuáng
Maniac
kuáng
I don't like shopping
我不喜歡購物 / 我不喜欢购物
wǒ bù xǐ huān gòu wù
Group buying
團購 / 团购
tuán gòu
Group
團 / 团
tuán
Team buying on the internet
網絡團購 / 网络团购
wǎng luò tuán gòu
Internet
網絡 / 网络
wǎng luò
Panic buying
搶購 / 抢购
qiǎng gòu
To rob
搶 / 抢
qiǎng
Shopping bag
購物袋 / 购物袋
gòu wù dài
Bag
包包
bāo bāo
Shopping cart
購物車 / 购物车
gòu wù chē
Shopping center
購物中心 / 购物中心
gòu wù zhòng xīn
Center
中心
zhōng xīn

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