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网上购物 · Online Shopping

Wǎngshàng gòuwù — Why online shopping is reshaping daily life.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

最近zuìjìn经常jīngcháng在网上zài wǎng shàngmǎi东西。dōngxi

Lately I often buy things online.

网购wǎnggòu方便fāngbiànyòu便宜。piányi

Online shopping is convenient and cheap.

只需要zhǐ xūyàoyòng手机shǒujījiù可以kěyǐ下单。xià dān

I just need my phone to place an order.

送货sòng huò速度sùdù越来越yuè lái yuè快。kuài

Delivery speed is getting faster.

有时候yǒu shíhou第二天dì èr tiānjiù到了。dào le

Sometimes it arrives the next day.

不过,búguò有些yǒu xiē东西dōngxi网上的wǎng shàng de实际shíjì不一样。bù yíyàng

But sometimes the item looks different from online.

颜色yánsè可能kěnéng不同。bù tóng

The color might be different.

大小dàxiǎo可能kěnéng不合适。bù héshì

The size might not fit.

如果rúguǒ不满意,bù mǎnyì还可以hái kěyǐ退货。tuì huò

If you're not satisfied, you can return it.

上个月shàng gè yuè退了tuì le一件yí jiàn衣服。yīfu

I returned a piece of clothing last month.

过程guòchénghěn简单。jiǎndān

The process was very simple.

觉得juéde网购wǎnggòu改变了gǎibiàn le我们的wǒmen de生活。shēnghuó

I feel online shopping has changed our lives.

Vocabulary in this story (50 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuìjìnlately
I
经常jīngchángoften
在网上zài wǎng shàngonline
mǎibuy
东西dōngxithings
网购wǎnggòuonline shopping
方便fāngbiàn(is) convenient
yòuand
便宜piányicheap
只需要zhǐ xūyàoonly need
yòngto use
手机shǒujīphone
jiùto
可以kěyǐcan
下单xià dānplace an order
送货sòng huòdelivery
速度sùdùspeed
also
越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more
kuàifast
有时候yǒu shíhousometimes
第二天dì èr tiānthe next day
到了dào learrives
不过búguòhowever
有些yǒu xiēsome
网上的wǎng shàng dethe online one
and
实际shíjìthe actual
不一样bù yíyàng(are) different
颜色yánsèthe color
可能kěnéngmight
不同bù tóng(be) different
大小dàxiǎothe size
不合适bù héshìnot fit
如果rúguǒif
不满意bù mǎnyìnot satisfied
还可以hái kěyǐyou can also
退货tuì huòreturn it
上个月shàng gè yuèlast month
退了tuì lereturned
一件yí jiàna
衣服yīfupiece of clothing
过程guòchéngthe process
hěnvery
简单jiǎndān(was) simple
觉得juédefeel
改变了gǎibiàn lehas changed
我们的wǒmen deour
生活shēnghuólives

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