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How do you say "shopping list" in Chinese?
购物清单
gòu wù qīng dān
In Chinese, "shopping list" is 购物清单.
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Pronunciation
Say 'go WOO CHING DAN'. Four syllables with mixed tones, first falls, second falls, third rises, fourth falls.
Writing and usage
These four characters total 28 strokes. 购 has 11, 物 has 8, 清 has 11, 单 has 9.
Example sentence
我准备了购物清单。
I prepared a shopping list.
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How to remember 购物清单
Gòu wù qīng dān literally means 'shopping thing clear list' - describing exactly what you need to buy.
Related words
- asparagus 芦笋 lú sǔn
- carrot 胡萝卜 hú luó bo
- grapes 葡萄 pú tao
- kiwi 猕猴桃 mí hóu táo
- lemon 柠檬 níng méng
- onion 洋葱 yáng cōng
- potato 土豆 tǔ dòu
- shopping cart 购物车 gòu wù chē
- watermelon 西瓜 xī guā
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Questions about 购物清单
How do you say "shopping list" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "shopping list" is 购物清单. It is a noun.
How is 购物清单 written in Chinese?
These four characters total 28 strokes. 购 has 11, 物 has 8, 清 has 11, 单 has 9.
How is 购物清单 used in a sentence?
Use 购物清单 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我准备了购物清单。 (I prepared a shopping list.).
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"Shopping list" in other languages
- Japanese 買い物リスト (kaimonorisuto)
- Korean 쇼핑 리스트 (syoping liseuteu)
- Spanish la lista de la compra
- Spanish (Latin America) la lista de la compra
- French la liste des courses
- German die Einkaufsliste
- Italian la lista della spesa
- Russian список покупок (spisok pokupok)
- Greek η λίστα για τα ψώνια (i lista ya ta psonia)
- Arabic قايمة المشتريات (a'mit ilmushtarayaat)
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