40 original HSK 1 lessonsStage 5 · Lesson 23Twenty-five yuan at the bookshop
Ask prices and distinguish money from quantities.
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HSK 1Economics and finance
shāngchǎngEnglish meaning
shopping mall
Examples and usage
商场里有商店,也有书店。我们去书店吧。shāng chǎng lǐ yǒu shāng diàn, yě yǒu shū diàn。 wǒ men qù shū diàn ba。The mall has shops and a bookshop. Let us visit the bookshop.
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HSK 1Economics and finance
shāngdiànEnglish meaning
shop; store
Examples and usage
商场里有商店,也有书店。我们去书店吧。shāng chǎng lǐ yǒu shāng diàn, yě yǒu shū diàn。 wǒ men qù shū diàn ba。The mall has shops and a bookshop. Let us visit the bookshop.
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
shūdiànEnglish meaning
bookshop
Examples and usage
商场里有商店,也有书店。我们去书店吧。shāng chǎng lǐ yǒu shāng diàn, yě yǒu shū diàn。 wǒ men qù shū diàn ba。The mall has shops and a bookshop. Let us visit the bookshop.
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HSK 1Economics and finance
mǎiEnglish meaning
buy
Examples and usage
那本一百元。这本不贵。你们买几本?nà běn yī bǎi yuán。 zhè běn bù guì。 nǐ men mǎi jǐ běn?That one is one hundred yuan. This one is inexpensive. How many books will you buy?
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HSK 1Economics and finance
qiánEnglish meaning
money
Examples and usage
这本书多少钱?zhè běn shū duō shǎo qián?How much is this book?
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HSK 1Time and numbers
yuánEnglish meaning
yuan (formal monetary unit)
Examples and usage
二十五元五角,也可以说二十五块五毛。èr shí wǔ yuán wǔ jiǎo, yě kě yǐ shuō èr shí wǔ kuài wǔ máo。Twenty-five yuan and five jiao; colloquially, twenty-five kuai and five mao.
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HSK 1Time and numbers
kuàiEnglish meaning
kuai (colloquial yuan); piece
Examples and usage
二十五元五角,也可以说二十五块五毛。èr shí wǔ yuán wǔ jiǎo, yě kě yǐ shuō èr shí wǔ kuài wǔ máo。Twenty-five yuan and five jiao; colloquially, twenty-five kuai and five mao.
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HSK 1Economics and finance
máoEnglish meaning
mao (one tenth of a yuan); hair
Examples and usage
二十五元五角,也可以说二十五块五毛。èr shí wǔ yuán wǔ jiǎo, yě kě yǐ shuō èr shí wǔ kuài wǔ máo。Twenty-five yuan and five jiao; colloquially, twenty-five kuai and five mao.
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HSK 1Time and numbers
bǎiEnglish meaning
one hundred
Examples and usage
那本一百元。这本不贵。你们买几本?nà běn yī bǎi yuán。 zhè běn bù guì。 nǐ men mǎi jǐ běn?That one is one hundred yuan. This one is inexpensive. How many books will you buy?
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HSK 1Time and numbers
duōshǎoEnglish meaning
how much; how many
Examples and usage
这本书多少钱?zhè běn shū duō shǎo qián?How much is this book?
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HSK 1Time and numbers
jǐEnglish meaning
how many (usually a small number)
Examples and usage
那本一百元。这本不贵。你们买几本?nà běn yī bǎi yuán。 zhè běn bù guì。 nǐ men mǎi jǐ běn?That one is one hundred yuan. This one is inexpensive. How many books will you buy?
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HSK 1Economics and finance
guìEnglish meaning
expensive
Examples and usage
那本呢?贵不贵?nà běn ne? guì bù guì?What about that one? Is it expensive?
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