shopping in Chinese
gòu wù ·shopping; to shop ·16 strokes HSK 4
shopping in Chinese is 购物, pronounced gòu wù.
How to write 购物
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Stroke order of 购
Stroke order of 物
HSK level
HSK 4购物 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.
购物 in a sentence
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她 喜 欢 购 物 。She likes shopping.
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我 们 周 末 去 购 物 。We go shopping on the weekend.
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网 上 购 物 很 方 便 。Online shopping is convenient.
购物 vs 买 vs 逛街
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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买 = buying a specific thing — 买一本书; 购物 = the activity 'shopping' — 去购物, more formal.
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逛街 guàng jiē to browse shops
Casual 'browse the shops / hang out downtown' — no purchase required.