网上购物 · Online Shopping
Wǎngshàng Gòuwù — Why China's e-commerce changed daily life so completely.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
现在,越来越多的人喜欢在网上购物。
These days, more and more people prefer to shop online.
无论是衣服、食品还是电子产品,几乎都能在网上买到。
Whether it's clothes, food, or electronics — almost everything can be bought online.
网购的优点很明显:方便、快速,还可以比较价格。
The advantages of online shopping are obvious: convenient, fast, and you can compare prices.
不过它也有一些问题。
But it also has some problems.
有时候,实物和图片不一样。
Sometimes the actual product doesn't match the picture.
退货也很麻烦,要打包再寄回去。
Returns are also a hassle — you have to package and ship it.
即便如此,我仍然觉得方便大于不便。
Even so, I still think the convenience outweighs the inconvenience.
我记得第一次网购是十年前。
I remember my first online purchase, ten years ago.
那时候付款要去银行,快递也要等一个星期。
Back then paying meant going to the bank, and delivery took a week.
现在付款只要刷一下脸,第二天东西就到了。
Now paying takes one scan of your face, and the goods arrive the next day.
双十一更是变成了全民的购物节。
Double Eleven has even turned into a nationwide shopping festival.
那一天,很多人熬夜等着零点下单。
On that day many people stay up waiting for midnight to place orders.
商家提前一个月就开始做广告。
Merchants start advertising a full month ahead.
不过这几年我慢慢学会了少买一些。
In recent years, though, I have gradually learned to buy less.
便宜的东西买回来不用,也是浪费。
Cheap things bought and never used are a waste too.
Vocabulary in this story (100 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 越来越多 | yuèláiyuè duō | more and more |
| 的 | de | (of) |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 在 | zài | on |
| 网上 | wǎngshàng | the internet |
| 购物 | gòuwù | to shop |
| 无论是 | wúlùn shì | whether it's |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 食品 | shípǐn | food |
| 还是 | háishi | or |
| 电子 | diànzǐ | electronic |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | products |
| 几乎 | jīhū | almost |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 能 | néng | can |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 到 | dào | reach |
| 网购 | wǎnggòu | online shopping |
| 优点 | yōudiǎn | advantages |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | obvious |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient |
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast |
| 还 | hái | also |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | compare |
| 价格 | jiàgé | prices |
| 不过 | búguò | but |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 有 | yǒu | has |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some |
| 问题 | wèntí | problems |
| 有时候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| 实物 | shíwù | the actual item |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 图片 | túpiàn | picture |
| 不 | bù | not |
| 一样 | yíyàng | the same |
| 退货 | tuìhuò | returning items |
| 麻烦 | máfan | troublesome |
| 要 | yào | have to |
| 打包 | dǎbāo | package |
| 再 | zài | then |
| 寄 | jì | |
| 回去 | huíqù | back |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even |
| 如此 | rúcǐ | so |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still |
| 觉得 | juéde | feel |
| 大于 | dàyú | greater than |
| 不便 | búbiàn | inconvenience |
| 记得 | jìde | remember |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time |
| 是 | shì | was |
| 十年前 | shí nián qián | ten years ago |
| 那时候 | nà shíhou | back then |
| 付款 | fùkuǎn | paying |
| 去 | qù | going to |
| 银行 | yínháng | the bank |
| 快递 | kuàidì | delivery |
| 等 | děng | waiting |
| 一个星期 | yí ge xīngqī | a week |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | only takes |
| 刷 | shuā | scanning |
| 一下 | yíxià | once |
| 脸 | liǎn | your face |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | the next day |
| 东西 | dōngxi | the goods |
| 就 | jiù | already |
| 到了 | dào le | arrive |
| 双十一 | Shuāng Shíyī | Double Eleven |
| 更是 | gèng shì | has even |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | turned into |
| 了 | le | (past) |
| 全民 | quánmín | nationwide |
| 购物节 | gòuwù jié | shopping festival |
| 那一天 | nà yì tiān | on that day |
| 很多人 | hěn duō rén | many people |
| 熬夜 | áoyè | stay up late |
| 等着 | děng zhe | waiting for |
| 零点 | líng diǎn | midnight |
| 下单 | xià dān | to place orders |
| 商家 | shāngjiā | merchants |
| 提前 | tíqián | ahead of time |
| 一个月 | yí ge yuè | a month |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | start |
| 做广告 | zuò guǎnggào | advertising |
| 这几年 | zhè jǐ nián | in recent years |
| 慢慢 | mànmàn | gradually |
| 学会 | xuéhuì | learned |
| 少买 | shǎo mǎi | to buy less |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 买回来 | mǎi huílái | bought home |
| 不用 | bú yòng | and never used |
| 也是 | yě shì | are also |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | a waste |