How to say “go shopping” in Chinese
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“Go shopping” in Chinese is 购物, gòu wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
购物 is read gòu wù: 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, 贝 “shell, money”; on the right, 勾 gōu hints at the sound. A literary counterpart of 买.
On the left, 牛 “ox”; on the right, 勿 wù hints at the sound.
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 “购物”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 购物. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 周末我喜欢跟朋友去购物。zhōumòwǒxǐhuangēnpéngyouqùgòuwùOn weekends I like to go shopping with friends.
- 上网不光能看新闻，还能购物。shàngwǎngbùguāngnéngkànxīnwén,háinénggòuwùOnline you can not only read the news but also shop.
- 购物满一百元可以抽奖gòuwùmǎnyìbǎiyuánkěyǐchōujiǎngSpend 100 yuan or more and you can enter the prize draw.
More words from the lesson “Out shopping”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go shopping” in Chinese?
“Go shopping” in Chinese is 购物, pinyin gòuwù.
What does 购物 mean?
购物 (gòuwù) means “go shopping”.
How do you write 购物?
购物 is 2 characters: 购 (gòu) — buy, purchase; 物 (wù) — thing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 购物?
购物 is read gòuwù. Tones: gòu — fourth tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“go shopping” in the lesson “Out shopping”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. 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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