day 16shopping for clothes
unit 3 · food & shoppingshopping for clothes
Shop for clothes: brands, quality, colours, trying on, returns and refunds; and use 把 with two objects.
today’s words
- 品牌 pǐnpái · brand
- 名牌 míngpái · famous brand, designer label
- 品质 pǐnzhì · quality
- 品 pǐn · article, product (suffix); to taste
- 高档 gāodàng · high-end, top quality
- 二手 èrshǒu · second-hand
- 服装 fúzhuāng · clothing, garments
- 牛仔裤 niúzǎikù · jeans
- 西装 xīzhuāng · suit (Western-style)
- 围巾 wéijīn · scarf
- 领带 lǐngdài · tie, necktie
- 手套 shǒutào · gloves
- 口袋 kǒudai · pocket
- 样式 yàngshì · style, design
- 彩色 cǎisè · colour, multicoloured
- 紫 zǐ · purple
- 灰色 huīsè · grey
- 灰 huī · dust, ash; grey
- 试用 shìyòng · to try out (a product)
- 退 tuì · to return (goods); to move back
- 退还 tuìhuán · to give back, refund
- 出售 chūshòu · to sell, offer for sale (formal)
- 包装 bāozhuāng · packaging; to package
- 保质期 bǎozhìqī · shelf life, best-before period
- 过期 guòqī · to expire, be past its date
sentences
- 我把这件毛衣换了一个颜色。 · I swapped this jumper for a different colour.
- 这个品牌的牛仔裤品质很好。 · This brand’s jeans are really good quality.
- 她不喜欢买名牌，常常买二手的衣服。 · She doesn’t like buying designer labels and often buys second-hand clothes.
- 冬天出门要戴围巾和手套。 · In winter, wear a scarf and gloves when you go out.
- 这瓶牛奶已经过期了，别喝了。 · This milk is past its date. Don’t drink it.