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How do you say "shopping cart" in Chinese?

购物车

gòu wù chē

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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.

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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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