How to say “supermarket” in Chinese
supermarket
“Supermarket” in Chinese is 超市, chāo shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
超市 is read chāo shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “超市”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 超市. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我去超市买东西。wǒqùchāoshìmǎidōngxiI'm going to the supermarket to do some shopping.
- 我去超市买水果wǒqùchāoshìmǎishuǐguǒI'm going to the supermarket to buy fruit.
- 超市在那边chāoshìzàinàbiānThe supermarket is over there.
- 这里有超市吗？zhèlǐyǒuchāoshìmaIs there a supermarket here?
- 超市在医院旁边chāoshìzàiy īyuànpángbiānThe supermarket is next to the hospital.
- 小区附近有一家超市xiǎoqūfùjìnyǒuyìjiāchāoshìThere's a supermarket near the complex.
More words from the lesson “At the store”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “supermarket” in Chinese?
“Supermarket” in Chinese is 超市, pinyin chāoshì.
What does 超市 mean?
超市 (chāoshì) means “supermarket”.
How do you write 超市?
超市 is 2 characters: 超 (chāo) — super-, over; 市 (shì) — market, city. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 超市?
超市 is read chāoshì. Tones: chāo — first tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“supermarket” in the lesson “At the store”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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