chinese vocab

商

shāng

commerce, business

店

diàn

store, shop

买

mǎi

to buy

东

dōng

component of 东西: things, objects; east

西

xī

component of 东西: things, objects; west

售

shòu

sale; to sell

货

huò

merchandise

员

yuán

member, personnel

服

fú

clothing

件

jiàn

measure word for shirts, jackets, coats, etc.

衬

chèn

lining

衫

shān

shirt

颜

yán

face, countenance

色

sè

color

穿

chuān

to wear, to put on

条

tiáo

measure word for pants and long, thin objects

裤

kù

pants

宜

yí

suitable, appropriate

如

rú

as, if

长

cháng

long

短

duǎn

short

合

hé

to suit, to fit

适

shì

to suit, to be appropriate

共

gòng

altogether

钱

qián

money

块

kuài

measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit

毛

máo

measure word for 1/10 of a 块; dime (in us money)

分

fēn

measure word for 1/100 of a 块; cent (in us money)

双

shuāng

measure word for a pair

鞋

xié

shoes

换

huàn

to exchange, to change

一样

yíyàng

same, alike

虽然

suīrán

although

大小

dàxiǎo

size

种

zhǒng

measure word for kinds, sorts, types

黑

hēi

black

样子

yàngzi

style

挺

tǐng

very, rather

这儿

zhèr

here

刷卡

shuā kǎ

to pay with a credit card

刷

shuā

to brush, to swipe

卡

kǎ

card

收

shōu

to receive, to accept

信用卡

xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

不过

búguò

however, but

付钱

fù qián

to pay money

付

fù

to pay

寒假

hánjià

winter vacation

飞机

fējī

airplane

机

jī

machine

票

piào

ticket

（飞）机场

(fēi) jīchǎng

airport

坐

zuò

to travel by

公共汽车

gōnggòng qìchē

bus

公共

gōnggòng

public

汽车

qìchē

vehicle, car

或者

huòzhě

or

地铁

dìtiě

subway

路

lù

route, road

站

zhàn

measure word for bus stops, train stops, etc.

然后

ránhòu

then

线

xiàn

line

最后

zuìhòu

final, last

麻烦

máfan

troublesome

打车

dǎ chē

to take a taxi

出租汽车

chūzū qìchē

taxi

出租

chūzū

to rent out, to let

组

zū

to rent

送

sòng

to see off or out, to take (someone somewhere)

电子邮件

diànzǐ yóujiàn

email, electronic mail

电子

diànzǐ

electron

让

ràng

to allow or cause (somebody to do something)

花

huā

to spend

出去

chū qu

to go out

城市

chéngshì

city

特别

tèbié

especially

高速公路

gāosù gōnglù

highway

高速

gāosù

high speed

公路

gōnglù

highway, public road

紧张

jǐnzhāng

nervous, anxious

自己

zìjǐ

oneself

发短信

fā duǎnxìn

to send a text message