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HSK 4Lesson 25

网上买东西

Wǎngshang mǎi dōngxi

Shopping Online

Much shopping now happens on a phone. You will hear two friends compare online and in-store shopping, two others talk about an advert for a new phone, a friend explain how to give a red envelope at New Year, and a customer call an online shop about a wrong order.

Illustration: Shopping Online

Lesson goal

You will learn to compare shopping online and in shops, talk about adverts and new products, handle red envelopes and small change, and sort out a problem with an online order.

By the end, you can

  1. 1Say whether you prefer shopping online or in person, and why.
  2. 2Talk about an advertisement and a product that is about to come out.
  3. 3Talk about red envelopes, pocket money and small change, and pay or add someone by scanning a code.
  4. 4Tell an online shop that you received the wrong goods and agree on what to do.
1Vocabulary2Key phrases3Dialogues

Part 1 · 14 new words

Vocabulary

1

Online and In-Store

Contains 6 words

购买

gòumǎi

to purchase

verb

购物

gòuwù

to shop

verb

网购

wǎnggòu

to shop online

verb

线上

xiànshàng

online

noun

线下

xiànxià

offline; in person

noun

市场

shìchǎng

market

noun
2

Shops and Adverts

Contains 4 words

货

huò

goods

noun

顾客

gùkè

customer

3

Red Envelopes and Change

Contains 4 words

红包

hóngbāo

red envelope (of money)

noun

零钱

língqián

small change

Part 2 · 8 phrases

Key phrases

我习惯网购,下课回家就能买东西。

Wǒ xíguàn wǎng gòu, xiàkè huí jiā jiù néng mǎi dōngxi.

I'm used to shopping online; I can buy things as soon as I get home from class.

购买手机以前,我先比较价格。

Gòumǎi shǒujī yǐqián, wǒ xiān bǐjiào jiàgé.

Before buying a phone, I compare prices first.

线上的东西便宜,线下的东西能拿在手里看。

Xiàn shàng de dōngxi piányi, xiàn xià de dōngxi néng ná zài shǒu li kàn.

Online things are cheaper, but in a shop you can hold the thing in your hand.

市场里的水果比超市便宜。

Shìchǎng lǐ de shuǐguǒ bǐ chāoshì piányi.

Fruit at the market is cheaper than at the supermarket.

顾客打电话说,货还没到。

Gùkè dǎdiànhuà shuō, huò hái méi dào.

The customer called to say the goods haven't arrived yet.

地铁里的广告说,这个手机下个月推出。

Dìtiě lǐ de guǎnggào shuō, zhège shǒujī xià ge yuè tuīchū.

An ad in the subway says this phone comes out next month.

Part 3 · 4 conversations

Dialogues

1

Dialogue 1: Online or In Store?

Bai Jiayue and Wang Yixue talk about where they like to shop: online, in shops, or at the market.

  • 白白家月Bai Jiayue
  • 王王一雪Wang Yixue
  1. 白

    白家月Bai Jiayue

    白家月:

    一雪,你买东西喜欢网购,还是去线下的商店?

    Yīxuě, nǐ mǎi dōngxi xǐhuan wǎnggòu, háishi qù xiànxià de shāngdiàn?

    Yixue, when you buy things, do you prefer shopping online or going to real shops?

  2. 王

    王一雪Wang Yixue

    王一雪:

    衣服我都是线上买的,不用出门,选的也多。

    Yīfu wǒ dōu shì xiànshàng mǎi de, bú yòng chūmén, xuǎn de yě duō.

    I buy all my clothes online. I don't have to go out, and there's more to choose from.

  3. 白
noun

广告

guǎnggào

advertisement

noun

推出

tuīchū

to launch; to bring out

verb
noun

零花钱

línghuāqián

pocket money

noun

扫码

sǎomǎ

to scan a QR code

verb

弟弟把过年的红包存起来,这是他的零花钱。

Dìdi bǎ guònián de hóngbāo cún qǐlai, zhè shì tā de línghuāqián.

My younger brother saves his New Year red envelope; that's his pocket money.

我没带零钱,用手机扫码付钱吧。

Wǒ méi dài língqián, yòng shǒujī sǎo mǎ fù qián ba.

I didn't bring any change; let's pay by scanning the code with my phone.

白家月Bai Jiayue

白家月:

可是网上的货有时和照片不一样。

Kěshì wǎngshang de huò yǒushí hé zhàopiàn bù yíyàng.

But goods online sometimes look different from the photos.

  • 王

    王一雪Wang Yixue

    王一雪:

    这个问题我也遇到过,所以贵的东西我还是去商店看了再买。

    Zhège wèntí wǒ yě yùdàoguo, suǒyǐ guì de dōngxi wǒ háishi qù shāngdiàn kàn le zài mǎi.

    I've had that problem too, so for expensive things I still look in a shop before I buy.

  • 白

    白家月Bai Jiayue

    白家月:

    我跟你不一样,我喜欢周末去市场买菜,还能跟卖菜的人聊聊天。

    Wǒ gēn nǐ bù yíyàng, wǒ xǐhuan zhōumò qù shìchǎng mǎi cài, hái néng gēn mài cài de rén liáoliao tiān.

    I'm different from you. I like going to the market on weekends to buy food, and I can chat with the people who sell it.

  • 王

    王一雪Wang Yixue

    王一雪:

    对你来说,购物不只是买东西,也是一件快乐的事。

    Duì nǐ lái shuō, gòuwù bù zhǐ shì mǎi dōngxi, yě shì yí jiàn kuàilè de shì.

    For you, shopping isn't just buying things; it's something you enjoy.

  • 2

    Dialogue 2: A New Phone Advert

    Liu Ming sees an advert for a phone that will come out next month and wants to buy it at once; Li Wen thinks they should wait.

    • 刘刘明Liu Ming
    • 李李文Li Wen
    1. 刘

      刘明Liu Ming

      刘明:

      你看到这个广告了吗?那家公司下个月要推出新手机。

      Nǐ kàndào zhège guǎnggào le ma? Nà jiā gōngsī xià ge yuè yào tuīchū xīn shǒujī.

      Have you seen this advert? That company is bringing out a new phone next month.

    2. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      看到了。广告上说,线上购买的顾客可以便宜三百。

      Kàndào le. Guǎnggào shang shuō, xiànshàng gòumǎi de gùkè kěyǐ piányi sānbǎi.

      Yes. The advert says customers who buy online get three hundred off.

    3. 刘

      刘明Liu Ming

      刘明:

      那它一推出我就买。

      Nà tā yì tuīchū wǒ jiù mǎi.

      Then I'll buy it as soon as it comes out.

    4. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      别急,广告上的话不能都信。新手机刚出来的时候,常常有问题。

      Bié jí, guǎnggào shang de huà bù néng dōu xìn. Xīn shǒujī gāng chūlai de shíhou, chángcháng yǒu wèntí.

      Don't rush. You can't believe everything an advert says. New phones often have problems when they first come out.

    5. 刘

      刘明Liu Ming

      刘明:

      那你说怎么办?

      Nà nǐ shuō zěnme bàn?

      So what do you suggest?

    6. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      等一个月,看看买过的顾客怎么说,再决定。

      Děng yí ge yuè, kànkan mǎiguo de gùkè zěnme shuō, zài juédìng.

      Wait a month, see what the customers who bought it say, and then decide.

    7. 刘

      刘明Liu Ming

      刘明:

      也好,到时候也许还会降价。

      Yě hǎo, dào shíhou yěxǔ hái huì jiàngjià.

      Fair enough. By then the price might even come down.

    3

    Dialogue 3: Red Envelopes

    Anne will visit Liu Xiaoxue's family at New Year. She asks Liu Xiaoxue how much to put in a red envelope for her little sister, and finds she doesn't need cash.

    • 安安妮Anne
    • 刘刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
    1. 安

      安妮Anne

      安妮:

      小雪,过年我去你家,给你妹妹红包,一般放多少钱?

      Xiǎoxuě, guònián wǒ qù nǐ jiā, gěi nǐ mèimei hóngbāo, yìbān fàng duōshao qián?

      Xiaoxue, when I visit your family at New Year, how much should I put in a red envelope for your little sister?

    2. 刘

      刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue

      刘小雪:

      几十块到一两百都可以。红包里的钱就是孩子们的零花钱。

      Jǐshí kuài dào yì-liǎngbǎi dōu kěyǐ. Hóngbāo li de qián jiù shì háizimen de línghuāqián.

      Anything from a few dozen to one or two hundred is fine. The money in the red envelopes becomes the kids' pocket money.

    3. 安

      安妮Anne

      安妮:

      我想放五十,可是我没有零钱,只有几张一百的。

      Wǒ xiǎng fàng wǔshí, kěshì wǒ méiyǒu língqián, zhǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng yìbǎi de.

      I want to put in fifty, but I don't have any small change, only a few hundred-yuan notes.

    4. 刘

      刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue

      刘小雪:

      没关系,现在很多人用手机发红包。

      Méi guānxi, xiànzài hěn duō rén yòng shǒujī fā hóngbāo.

      That's fine. Lots of people send red envelopes by phone now.

    5. 安

      安妮Anne

      安妮:

      可是你妹妹还小,没有手机啊。

      Kěshì nǐ mèimei hái xiǎo, méiyǒu shǒujī a.

      But your sister is too young to have a phone.

    6. 刘

      刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue

      刘小雪:

      那就发给我妈妈。你先扫码加她,就能发了。

      Nà jiù fā gěi wǒ māma. Nǐ xiān sǎomǎ jiā tā, jiù néng fā le.

      Then send it to my mom. Scan her code to add her first, and then you can send it.

    7. 安

      安妮Anne

      安妮:

      好办法。到了你家,我先扫码加阿姨。

      Hǎo bànfǎ. Dào le nǐ jiā, wǒ xiān sǎomǎ jiā āyí.

      Good idea. When I get to your place, I'll scan your mom's code and add her first.

    4

    Dialogue 4: The Wrong Color

    Li Wen ordered a blue shirt online and received a white one. He calls the online shop's customer service to sort it out.

    • 李李文Li Wen
    • 客客服Customer service
    1. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      你好,我上周在你们店网购了一件衬衫,今天货到了,可是颜色不对。

      Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shàng zhōu zài nǐmen diàn wǎnggòu le yí jiàn chènshān, jīntiān huò dào le, kěshì yánsè bú duì.

      Hello, I ordered a shirt from your shop online last week. It arrived today, but the color is wrong.

    2. 客

      客服Customer service

      客服:

      不好意思。请问您购买的是什么颜色?

      Bù hǎoyìsi. Qǐngwèn nín gòumǎi de shì shénme yánsè?

      I'm sorry. What color did you buy?

    3. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      我要的是黑色的,你们发来的是白色的。

      Wǒ yào de shì hēisè de, nǐmen fā lái de shì báisè de.

      I ordered black, and you sent me white.

    4. 客

      客服Customer service

      客服:

      是我们的问题。您把货寄回来,我们马上给您换。

      Shì wǒmen de wèntí. Nín bǎ huò jì huilai, wǒmen mǎshàng gěi nín huàn.

      That's our mistake. Send the goods back and we'll exchange them for you right away.

    5. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      寄回去的钱谁付?

      Jì huiqu de qián shéi fù?

      Who pays for sending it back?

    6. 客

      客服Customer service

      客服:

      当然是我们付。我们再给您发一个十块钱的红包,下次购物可以用。

      Dāngrán shì wǒmen fù. Wǒmen zài gěi nín fā yí ge shí kuài qián de hóngbāo, xià cì gòuwù kěyǐ yòng.

      We will, of course. We'll also send you a ten-yuan red-envelope voucher that you can use next time you shop.

    7. 李

      李文Li Wen

      李文:

      那好,我明天就把衬衫寄回去。

      Nà hǎo, wǒ míngtiān jiù bǎ chènshān jì huiqu.

      All right. I'll send the shirt back tomorrow.