Chinese for Online Shopping on Taobao, JD, and Beyond
Chinese for online shopping is mostly a reading skill: product titles packed into one dense line, size charts, seller chat, and the small words that decide whether shipping is free. Chenjin has a graded article about exactly this, shop scenarios you play by ear, and a free converter for any listing you paste in.
Serve the customer, learn the shop words
Thirteen Request and Serve shops, from a stationery store at HSK 1 to 3 up to a hotpot house at HSK 5, each with customers who speak their orders in Chinese. You pick the items that fulfill the request. It's the vocabulary of buying and selling, drilled by listening, free.
Each round ends with the request text, so the phrases you misheard (再给我, 一些, 一支) are right there to tap and add to your flashcards.
Paste the listing
Copy a product title or a size chart into the free converter for word-aware pinyin and per-word meanings, up to 2,000 characters, no account needed. Click any word to open its dictionary page. It's the fastest way to find out what 包邮 and 现货 mean before you tap buy.
Numbers, measure words, and the units on the box
Prices, quantities, and sizes depend on a short list of numbers and measure words. Each has a dictionary page with pinyin, stroke order, and a word family, and you can send any of them to spaced review from the page.
Frequently asked questions
Will this translate a Taobao page for me?
No. It builds the reading skill so you need a translator less. The converter gives pinyin and a meaning for every word; the article and shop scenarios teach the vocabulary that keeps recurring.
What level do I need?
Numbers and basic shop words are HSK 1 to 2, and most listings sit around HSK 3 to 4. The library article about online shopping is HSK 6, a good stretch target.
What's free?
The converter, dictionary, word pages, and every shop scenario are free. The free plan also includes three library articles a day.
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