Welcome to HSK 2 Lesson 7, where we follow a sibling trip to a large shopping mall to buy new shoes. In this lesson, you will practice essential vocabulary related to shopping, weather, and daily transportation. You will also learn how to describe trying on clothes, comparing transit speeds, and exchanging items for different sizes.
A young woman trying on a pair of stylish red shoes inside a modern shopping mall.
1. HSK 2 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
🇨🇳 Chinese
🔤 Pinyin
📖 Translation
去商场买新鞋
今天是一个晴天。早晨我和姐姐打算去商场。那个商场离我家特别远。我们要坐公共汽车去商场。公共汽车比坐车更慢。我们在路口等了十分钟。很多人在那里等公交车。大家都在小声地说话。
中午大家都来到大商场。商场的大门非常漂亮。我们先去一家大饭馆。我们在饭馆里吃午餐。我和姐姐一起吃饺子。这里的饺子非常便宜。饭馆的服务真的不错。我们都吃得非常饱。吃饭后我们开心出来。
下午姐姐特别想买新鞋。姐姐想试一试那只新鞋。那只黑色新鞋非常漂亮。姐姐穿上觉得很不合适。姐姐试了一只红色的鞋。姐姐很喜欢这只红鞋。但是这只红鞋有一点儿小。所以姐姐想换大一号的。这里的服务帮助了我们。我们很快懂了怎么去换。我们已经换到了合适的鞋。我也买了一件新大衣。那件黑色大衣非常好看。这件黑色大衣非常便宜。我们今天感到非常高兴。
晚上我们坐出租车回家。外面的天气感到非常冷。我穿着一件刚买的大衣。外面现在正在下雪。桌子上有白色的杯子。小猫在桌子旁边看着我们。我们全家一起吃晚饭。虽然我们今天非常累。但是我觉得很有意思。明天是我们的周末。如果明天不下雨。我们就可以去外面玩儿。
Qù shāngchǎng mǎi xīn xié
Jīntiān shì yí ge qíngtiān. Zǎochén wǒ hé jiějie dǎsuàn qù shāngchǎng. Nàge shāngchǎng lí wǒ jiā tèbié yuǎn. Wǒmen yào zuò gōnggòngqìchē qù shāngchǎng. Gōnggòngqìchē bǐ zuòchē gèng màn. Wǒmen zài lùkǒu děng le shí fēnzhōng. Hěn duō rén zài nàlǐ děng gōngjiāochē. Dàjiā dōu zài xiǎoshēng de shuōhuà.
Zhōngwǔ dàjiā dōu lái dào dà shāngchǎng. Shāngchǎng de dàmén fēicháng piàoliang. Wǒmen xiān qù yì jiā dà fànguǎn. Wǒmen zài fànguǎn lǐ chī wǔcān. Wǒ hé jiějie yìqǐ chī jiǎozi. Zhèlǐ de jiǎozi fēicháng piányi. Fànguǎn de fúwù zhēnde búcuò. Wǒmen dōu chī de fēicháng bǎo. Chīfànhòu wǒmen kāixīn chūlái.
Xiàwǔ jiějie tèbié xiǎng mǎi xīn xié. Jiějie xiǎng shì yí xiàng nà zhī xīn xié. Nà zhī hēisè xīn xié fēicháng piàoliang. Jiějie chuānshàng juéde hěn bù héshì. Jiějie shì le yì zhī hóngsè de xié. Jiějie hěn xǐhuan zhè zhī hóng xié. Dànshì zhè zhī hóng xié yǒu yìdiǎnr xiǎo. Suǒyǐ jiějie xiǎng huàn dà yì hào de. Zhèlǐ de fúwù bāngzhù le wǒmen. Wǒmen hěn kuài dǒng le zěnme qù huàn. Wǒmen yǐjīng huàndào le héshì de xié. Wǒ yě mǎi le yí jiàn xīn dàyī. Nà jiàn hēisè dàyī fēicháng hǎokàn. Zhè jiàn hēisè dàyī fēicháng piányi. Wǒmen jīntiān gǎndào fēicháng gāoxìng.
Wǎnshang wǒmen zuò chūzūchē huíjiā. W\u00e0imi\u00e0n de ti\u0101nq\u00ec g\u0103nd\u00e0o f\u0113ich\u00e1ng l\u011bng. Wǒ chuānzhe yí jiàn gāng mǎi de dàyī. W\u00e0imi\u00e0n xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i xi\u00e0xu\u011b. Zhuōzi shang yǒu báisè de bēizi. Xiǎomāo zài zhuōzi pángbiān kànzhe wǒmen. Wǒmen quánjiā yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn. Suīrán wǒmen jīntiān fēicháng lèi. Dànshì wǒ juéde hěn yǒuyìsi. Míngtiān shì wǒmen de zhōumò. Rúguǒ míngtiān bú xiàyǔ. Wǒmen jiù kěyǐ qù wàimiàn wánr.
Going to the Shopping Mall to Buy New Shoes
Today is a sunny day. Early morning, my older sister and I plan to go to the shopping mall. That shopping mall is especially far from my home. We need to take the public bus to the shopping mall. The public bus is even slower than driving. We waited at the intersection for ten minutes. Many people wait for the public bus there. Everyone is speaking in a quiet voice.
At noon, everyone arrives at the big shopping mall. The main entrance of the shopping mall is extremely beautiful. We first go to a big restaurant. We eat lunch in the restaurant. My older sister and I eat dumplings together. The dumplings here are extremely cheap. The restaurant's service is really not bad. We both eat until we are extremely full. After eating, we happily come out.
In the afternoon, older sister especially wants to buy new shoes. Older sister wants to try on that new shoe. That black new shoe is extremely beautiful. Older sister wears it and feels it is very unsuitable. Older sister tried on a red shoe. Older sister likes this red shoe very much. But this red shoe is a bit small. Therefore, older sister wants to change to a larger size. The service here helped us. We quickly understood how to change them. We have already exchanged for suitable shoes. I also bought a new overcoat. That black overcoat is extremely good-looking. This black overcoat is extremely cheap. We feel extremely happy today.
In the evening, we take a taxi to go home. The weather outside feels extremely cold. I am wearing an overcoat that I just bought. It is currently snowing outside now. There are white cups on the table. The small cat is looking at us beside the table. Our whole family eats dinner together. Although we are extremely tired today. But I think it is very interesting. Tomorrow is our weekend. If tomorrow it does not rain. We can then go outside to play.
2. HSK 2 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English) Master these essential HSK 2 vocabulary words from the story to boost your Chinese reading and speaking skills.
Chinese Pinyin Translation
鞋 xié shoes 晴天 qíngtiān sunny day 早晨 zǎochén early morning 离 lí away from 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē public bus 更 gèng even more 分钟 fēnzhōng minute 公交车 gōngjiāochē public bus 小声 xiǎoshēng in a quiet voice, whisper 大家 dàjiā everyone 大门 dàmén main entrance, gate 饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant 午餐 wǔcān lunch 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings 便宜 piányi cheap 服务 fúwù service 饱 bǎo full (from eating) 开心 kāixīn happy 特别 tèbié especially 只 zhī measure word for shoes, animals 漂亮 piàoliang beautiful 合适 héshì suitable 红色 hóngsè red color 红 hóng red 但是 dànshì but, however 换 huàn to change, exchange 帮助 bāngzhù to help 懂 dǒng to understand 已经 yǐjīng already 件 jiàn piece, item 大衣 dàyī overcoat, coat 黑色 hēisè black color 感到 gǎndào to feel 出租车 chūzūchē taxi 感到 gǎndào to feel 刚 gāng just now, recently 下雪 xiàxuě to snow 白色 báisè white color 猫 māo cat 全家 quánjiā whole family 虽然 suīrán although 但是 dànshì but, however 周末 zhōumò weekend 如果 rúguǒ if 可以 kěyǐ can, may
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Q: How do you say 'to try on' shoes or clothes in Chinese?
A: You can use the verb reduplication '试一试 ' (shì yí shì ) or simply '试 ' (shì ) to mean 'to try' or 'to try on' items like shoes.
Q: What does the grammar structure '比 ' (bǐ ) mean in this lesson?
A: The word '比 ' (bǐ ) is used to make comparisons, such as in '公共汽车比坐车更慢 ', which means buses are slower than cars.
Q: How do you ask to exchange an item for a larger size in Chinese?
A: You can use the phrase '换大一号 ' (huàn dà yī hào ), where '换 ' means to exchange and '大一号 ' means one size larger.
Q: What weather-related vocabulary is used in this lesson?
A: The text uses '晴天 ' (qíngti ān ) for a sunny day, '冷 ' (lěng ) for cold, '下雪 ' (xiàxu ě ) for snowing, and '下雨 ' (xiày ǔ ) for raining.
Q: How do you say 'to take a taxi' in Chinese based on the story?
A: In Chinese, 'to take a taxi' is '坐出租车 ' (zuò chūz ūch ē ), which is how the characters in the story returned home in the evening.
