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ID: 0068 Pre Intermediate
You dare to journey the Silk Road and not buy any silk? No one in their right mind comes to China and leaves with less than two extra carry-on bags. Cash or credit card? Expensive or not? In this lesson Ken and Jenny, a.k.a. shoppicus maximus, teach you about shopping in Mandarin Chinese.
Wed Dec 21 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
搬到 bān dào to move to
方便 fāngbiàn convenient
除了……以外 chúle ... yǐwài except for; aside from
合理 hélǐ reasonable
李太太，如果我搬到上海买东西方便不方便？
Lǐ Tàitai ，rúguǒ wǒ bān dào Shànghǎi mǎi dōngxi fāngbiàn bu fāngbiàn ？
Mrs. Li, if I move to Shanghai, is buying things convenient?
上海的百货公司很多。在百货公司里什么东西都有。可是价钱贵了一点。
Shànghǎi de bǎihuògōngsī hěn duō 。zài bǎihuògōngsī lǐ shénme dōngxi dōu yǒu 。kěshì jiàqian guì le yīdiǎn 。
Shanghai has many department stores. In the department stores you can find anything. But the prices are a little expensive.
除了百货公司以外还有其它的买东西的地方吗？
chúle bǎihuògōngsī yǐwài hái yǒu qítā de mǎi dōngxi de dìfang ma ？
Outside of the department stores, are there any other places to shop?
在上海市场也很多。那里价钱比较合理。
zài Shànghǎi shìchǎng yě hěn duō 。nàli jiàqian bǐjiào hélǐ 。
There are many markets in Shanghai. Prices are more reasonable there.
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