1. learning
  2. languages
  3. chinese
  4. hsk 4
  5. day 22

day 22at the market

unit 4 · food & eating out

    at the market

    Buy food by the kilo, the bag and the slice, and count trees, machines and pictures.

    today’s words

    • 袋子 dàizi · bag
    • 棵 kē · (measure word for trees, plants)
    • 台 tái · (measure word for machines); stage
    • 幅 fú · (measure word for pictures)
    • 千克 qiānkè · kilogram
    • 克 kè · gram
    • 两 liǎng · liang (50 grams)
    • 份 fèn · portion; copy; (measure word for jobs)
    • 片 piàn · slice, piece; (measure word for flat things)
    • 葡萄 pútao · grape
    • 西红柿 xīhóngshì · tomato
    • 鲜 xiān · fresh; tasty (savoury)
    • 食品 shípǐn · food (products), groceries
    • 食物 shíwù · food
    • 少量 shǎoliàng · a small amount
    • 满 mǎn · full
    • 不够 bùgòu · not enough
    • 够 gòu · enough

    sentences

    • 我要一大袋苹果和两小袋葡萄。 · I’d like a big bag of apples and two small bags of grapes.
    • 我家门口有两棵大树。 · There are two big trees outside my front door.
    • 我们买了一台新电脑,可是说明书看不懂。 · We’ve bought a new computer, but we can’t make sense of the manual.
    • 这幅画是我妹妹画的,她特别骄傲。 · My little sister painted this picture, and she’s very proud of it.
    • 西红柿五块钱一千克。 · Tomatoes are five yuan a kilo.