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网上购物 · Online Shopping

Wǎngshàng gòuwù — The pros and cons of shopping online.

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现在xiànzài很多hěnduō人rén喜欢xǐhuan在zài网上wǎngshàng买mǎi东西。dōngxi

Now many people like shopping online.

比bǐ去qù商店shāngdiàn方便fāngbiàn多了。duō le

It's much more convenient than going to a store.

只要zhǐyào点一点diǎn yi diǎn手机,shǒujī东西dōngxi就会jiù huì送sòng到dào家里。jiā lǐ

You just tap your phone and things are delivered home.

价格jiàgé也yě常常chángcháng比较bǐjiào便宜。piányi

Prices are often cheaper, too.

可是kěshì网上wǎngshàng购物gòuwù也yě有yǒu问题。wèntí

But online shopping also has problems.

有时候yǒushíhou商品shāngpǐn的de质量zhìliàng不好。bù hǎo

Sometimes product quality is poor.

或者huòzhě跟gēn图片túpiàn看起来kàn qǐlái不bù一样。yíyàng

Or it looks different from the picture.

所以suǒyǐ买mǎi之前zhīqián一定要yídìng yào看kàn评论。pínglùn

So before buying, be sure to read the reviews.

我wǒ一般yìbān只zhǐ在zài大dà网站wǎngzhàn上shàng购物。gòuwù

I usually only shop on big websites.

Vocabulary in this story (51 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
现在xiànzàinow
很多hěnduōmany
人rénpeople
喜欢xǐhuanlike
在zàion
网上wǎngshàngthe internet
买mǎibuy
东西dōngxithings
比bǐcompared to
去qùgoing to
商店shāngdiànstore
方便fāngbiànconvenient
多了duō lea lot more
只要zhǐyàoas long as
点一点diǎn yi diǎntap a bit
手机shǒujīphone
就会jiù huìwill
送sòngdeliver
到dàoto
家里jiā lǐhome
价格jiàgéprice
也yěalso
常常chángchángoften
比较bǐjiàorelatively
便宜piányicheap
可是kěshìbut
购物gòuwùshopping
有yǒuhas
问题wèntíproblems
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
商品shāngpǐnproduct
的de's
质量zhìliàngquality
不好bù hǎonot good
或者huòzhěor
跟gēnwith
图片túpiànpicture
看起来kàn qǐláilooks
不bùnot
一样yíyàngthe same
所以suǒyǐso
之前zhīqiánbefore
一定要yídìng yàomust
看kànread
评论pínglùnreviews
我wǒI
一般yìbānusually
只zhǐonly
大dàbig
网站wǎngzhànwebsites
上shàngon

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