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超市

chāo shì · chao shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 家 jiā

Meaning

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  1. supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場 / 超级市场 (chāojí shìchǎng))
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)买(mǎi)点(diǎn)东西(dōngxi)。

    I am going to the supermarket to buy a few things.

  2. Liangliang

    超市(chāoshì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好玩(hǎowán)的(de)？

    What is fun in a supermarket?

  3. Dengdeng

    超市(chāoshì)里(lǐ)可以(kěyǐ)试吃(shìchī)。

    You can try samples in a supermarket.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)去(qù)！

    I will come too!

  5. Dengdeng

    但是(dànshì)每个(měigè)人(rén)只能(zhǐnéng)试吃(shìchī)一小块(yīxiǎokuài)。

    But each person can only try one small piece.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，这个(zhège)超市(chāoshì)有(yǒu)十个(shígè)区(qū)，我们(wǒmen)每个(měigè)区(qū)都(dōu)转(zhuàn)一圈(yīquān)。

    No problem. This supermarket has ten sections. We will go round each.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

目(mù)前(qián)，我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)超(chāo)市(shì)当(dāng)收(shōu)银(yín)员(yuán)。

Currently, my sister works as a cashier at a supermarket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)要(yào)不(bu)要(yào)我(wǒ)从(cóng)超(chāo)市(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)带(dài)些(xiē)什(shén)么(me)？

Would you like me to get you something from the supermarket?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Leolaaziano · English by monahxo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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超
chāo

to exceed; to overtake

市
shì

market; city

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