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How do you say "shopping cart" in Chinese?
购物车
gòu wù chē
In Chinese, "shopping cart" is 购物车.
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Pronunciation
Say 'go WOO chuh'. Three syllables, first falls, second falls, third falls.
Writing and usage
These three characters total 20 strokes. 购 has 11, 物 has 8, 车 has 4.
Example sentence
我推着购物车。
I pushed the shopping cart.
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How to remember 购物车
Gòu wù chē literally means 'shopping thing vehicle' - directly describing what a shopping cart is.
Related words
- cherry 樱桃 yīng táo
- pineapple 菠萝 bō luó
- rice 米 mǐ
- sake 清酒 qīng jiǔ
- shopping list 购物清单 gòu wù qīng dān
- soy sauce 酱油 jiàng yóu
- tomato 西红柿 xī hóng shì
- vinegar 醋 cù
- watermelon 西瓜 xī guā
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Questions about 购物车
How do you say "shopping cart" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "shopping cart" is 购物车. It is a noun.
How is 购物车 written in Chinese?
These three characters total 20 strokes. 购 has 11, 物 has 8, 车 has 4.
How is 购物车 used in a sentence?
Use 购物车 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我推着购物车。 (I pushed the shopping cart.).
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"Shopping cart" in other languages
- Japanese 買い物かご (kaimonokago)
- Korean 쇼핑 카트 (syoping kateu)
- Spanish el carrito de la compra
- Spanish (Latin America) el carrito de compras
- French le chariot
- German der Einkaufswagen
- Italian il carrello della spesa
- Russian тележка (teležka)
- Greek το καρότσι του σούπερ μάρκετ (to karotsi tou super market)
- Arabic عربية تسوق (aarabiaat tasawwuq)
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