网上购物 · Online Shopping
Wǎngshàng gòuwù — Why online shopping is reshaping daily life.
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最近我经常在网上买东西。
Lately I often buy things online.
网购方便又便宜。
Online shopping is convenient and cheap.
我只需要用手机就可以下单。
I just need my phone to place an order.
送货速度也越来越快。
Delivery speed is getting faster.
有时候第二天就到了。
Sometimes it arrives the next day.
不过,有些东西网上的和实际不一样。
But sometimes the item looks different from online.
颜色可能不同。
The color might be different.
大小也可能不合适。
The size might not fit.
如果不满意,还可以退货。
If you're not satisfied, you can return it.
我上个月退了一件衣服。
I returned a piece of clothing last month.
过程很简单。
The process was very simple.
我觉得网购改变了我们的生活。
I feel online shopping has changed our lives.
Vocabulary in this story (50 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuìjìn | lately |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | often |
| 在网上 | zài wǎng shàng | online |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 东西 | dōngxi | things |
| 网购 | wǎnggòu | online shopping |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | (is) convenient |
| 又 | yòu | and |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 只需要 | zhǐ xūyào | only need |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 手机 | shǒujī | phone |
| 就 | jiù | to |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 下单 | xià dān | place an order |
| 送货 | sòng huò | delivery |
| 速度 | sùdù | speed |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 快 | kuài | fast |
| 有时候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | the next day |
| 到了 | dào le | arrives |
| 不过 | búguò | however |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 网上的 | wǎng shàng de | the online one |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 实际 | shíjì | the actual |
| 不一样 | bù yíyàng | (are) different |
| 颜色 | yánsè | the color |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might |
| 不同 | bù tóng | (be) different |
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | the size |
| 不合适 | bù héshì | not fit |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if |
| 不满意 | bù mǎnyì | not satisfied |
| 还可以 | hái kěyǐ | you can also |
| 退货 | tuì huò | return it |
| 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | last month |
| 退了 | tuì le | returned |
| 一件 | yí jiàn | a |
| 衣服 | yīfu | piece of clothing |
| 过程 | guòchéng | the process |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 简单 | jiǎndān | (was) simple |
| 觉得 | juéde | feel |
| 改变了 | gǎibiàn le | has changed |
| 我们的 | wǒmen de | our |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | lives |