| 商 | commerce, business, dynasty (-1766,-1122) | shāng |
| 店 | store, shop | diàn |
| 买 | to buy | mǎi |
| 買 | to buy | mǎi |
| 东 | east | dōng |
| 東 | east | dōng |
| 西 | west | xī |
| 售 | sale, to sell s.. | shòu |
| 货 | merchandise | huò |
| 貨 | merchandise | huò |
| 员 | member, personnel | yuán |
| 員 | member, personnel | yuán |
| 服 | clothing f.. | fú |
| 件 | (# for shirts, jackets, coats, etc.) | jiàn |
| 衬 | lining | chèn |
| 襯 | lining | chèn |
| 衫 | shirt | shān |
| 颜 | face, countenance in color | yán |
| 顏 | face, countenance in color | yán |
| 色 | color | sè |
| 黄 | yellow | huáng |
| 红 | red | hóng |
| 紅 | red | hóng |
| 穿 | to wear, to put on | chuān |
| 条 | (# for pants, highway, long and thin object) | tiáo |
| 條 | (# for pants, highway, long and thin object) | tiáo |
| 裤 | pants | kù |
| 褲 | pants | kù |
| 宜 | suitable, appropriate in cheap | yí |
| 如 | as, if | rú |
| 果 | fruit, result | guǒ |
| 长 | long, to grow, to appear | cháng , zhǎng |
| 長 | long, to grow, to appear | cháng , zhǎng |
| 短 | short | duǎn |
| 合 | to suit, to fit, to combine, to join h.. | hé |
| 适 | to suit, to be appropriate s.. | shì |
| 適 | to suit, to be appropriate s.. | shì |
| 共 | altogether | gòng |
| 少 | few, little, less | shǎo |
| 钱 | money | qián |
| 錢 | money | qián |
| 块 | (# for the basic Chinese monetary unit) | kuài |
| 塊 | (# for the basic Chinese monetary unit) | kuài |
| 毛 | (# for 1/10 of a kuai, dime) | máo |
| 分 | minute, (# for 1/100 of a kuai, cent) | fēn |
| 百 | hundred, one hundred | bǎi |
| 商店 | store, shop combined | shāng diàn |
| 东西 | things, objects combined | dōng xi |
| 售货员 | shop assistant, salesclerk | shòu huò yuán |
| 衣服 | clothes, dress combined | yī fu |
| 衬衫 | shirt | chèn shān |
| 颜色 | color combined | yán sè |
| 裤子 | pants | kù zi |
| 便宜 | cheap, inexpensive combined | pián yi |
| 如果 | if r.. | rú guǒ |
| 如果的话 | if r.., with extension | rú guǒ de huà |
| 长短 | length | cháng duǎn |
| 合适 | suitable | hé shì |
| 不用 | need not, don't have to | bú yòng |
| 一共 | altogether combined | yí gòng |
| 多少 | how much/many, number, amount d.. | duō shao , duō shǎo |
| 找您钱 | to owe/give you (honorific) change | zhǎo nín qián |
| 两百 | two hundred | liǎng bǎi |
| 第百 | one hundredth | dì bǎi |
| 百家姓 | Hundred Surnames | bǎi jiā xìng |
| 百事可乐 | Pepsi-Cola | bǎi shì kě lè |
| 商人 | merchant, businessperson s.. | shāng rén |
| 八十分 | eighty minutes | bā shí fēn |
| 毛笔 | writing brush | máo bǐ |
| 汁 | juice | zhī |
| 果汁 | fruit juice | guǒ zhī |
| 喜欢穿红的 | to like to wear red (clothes) | xǐ huan chuān hóng de |
| 多大的 | What size (of the pants)? | duō dà de |
| 一共多少钱 | Altogether how much money? | yí gòng duō shao qián |
| 她要看书 | She wants (y..) to read. | tā yào kàn shū |
| 你去不去 | Are you going? | nǐ qù bu qù |
| 不想做功课 | don't feel like doing homework | bù xiǎng zuò gōng kè |
| 一件衬衫 | a shirt | yí jiàn chèn shān |
| 一条裤子 | a pair of pants | yì tiáo kù zi |
| 一百块钱 | one hundred dollar/yuan | yì bǎi kuài qián |
| 一毛钱 | one tenth of a yuan | yì máo qián |
| 一分钱 | one hundredth of a yuan | yì fēn qián |
| 一本书 | a book | yì běn shū |
| 工人的 | the worker's | gōng rén de |
| 大的 | the big one | dà de |
| 你弟弟多高 | How tall is your younger brother? | nǐ dì di duō gāo |
| 笔是黄色的 | The pen is of yellow color. | bǐ shì huáng sè de |