Official Syllabus Task

HSK 4 交流购物体验、商业活动内容 — Shopping Experiences

Discuss product selection, online shopping, brand choices, spending, payment methods, and sales promotions. HSK 4 goes beyond price negotiation to evaluating shopping experiences.

30
Words
4
Skills Tested
Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Official Syllabus Requirement / 大纲要求

能听懂关于商品选购、购物体验、商业活动等方面有一定复杂度的问题。如网购与品牌选择、支付方式、打折促销等。

Scenario Dialogue / 情景对话

Comparing online and in-store purchases with a friend. Read it aloud twice: once for meaning, once for fluency — the syllabus tests this task across listening and speaking.

A
你这双鞋真好看,在哪儿买的?
Nǐ zhè shuāng xié zhēn hǎokàn, zài nǎr mǎi de?
Your shoes look great — where did you buy them?
B
网上买的,正好赶上打折,比商场便宜两百多块。
Wǎngshàng mǎi de, zhènghǎo gǎnshàng dǎzhé, bǐ shāngchǎng piányi liǎngbǎi duō kuài.
Online — there happened to be a sale, over two hundred yuan cheaper than the mall.
A
网购是便宜,可是我总担心质量没有保证。
Wǎnggòu shì piányi, kěshì wǒ zǒng dānxīn zhìliàng méiyǒu bǎozhèng.
Online shopping is cheap, but I always worry the quality isn't guaranteed.
B
选信用好的店就行。不合适还可以七天无理由退货,挺方便的。
Xuǎn xìnyòng hǎo de diàn jiù xíng. Bù héshì hái kěyǐ qī tiān wú lǐyóu tuìhuò, tǐng fāngbiàn de.
Just pick shops with good ratings. If it doesn't fit you can return it within seven days, no questions asked — quite convenient.
A
那你把店铺链接发给我,我也去看看。
Nà nǐ bǎ diànpù liànjiē fā gěi wǒ, wǒ yě qù kànkan.
Then send me the shop's link — I'll take a look too.

Why HSK 4 Candidates Struggle with Shopping Experiences

Discuss product selection, online shopping, brand choices, spending, payment methods, and sales promotions. HSK 4 goes beyond price negotiation to evaluating shopping experiences.

After studying the 30 selected words, practise combining them in extended contexts about shopping experiences. Use the dialogue to identify a sequence of events, opinions, or reasons, then describe them in your own words.

Key vocabulary to anchor your understanding: 存 (cún, to save), 打折 (dǎzhé, to discount), 低价 (dījià, low price), 订 (dìng, to book). Practise these words in listening dialogues (听力) and reading passages (阅读), using grammar patterns like comparison and adverbs.

Related Grammar Patterns / 相关语法

Practise these grammar points in shopping experiences contexts:

comparison adverbs

Core Vocabulary / 核心词汇 (30 words)

WordPinyinMeaningExample
存 cún to save; to store; to deposit 你可以把行李存在这里。
打折 dǎzhé to discount; to give a discount 这件衣服打八折。
低价 dījià low price 这家店经常低价促销。
订 dìng to book; to order 他在网上订了一张机票。
费 fèi fee; charge; expense 这次旅行的费用不高。
费用 fèiyong cost; expense; fee 留学的费用越来越高。
付 fù to pay 你可以用手机付钱。
高价 gāojià high price 这套房子以高价卖出了。
购买 gòumǎi to purchase; to buy 你可以在网上购买机票。
购物 gòuwù to shop; shopping 她喜欢在周末购物。
顾客 gùkè customer; client 顾客就是上帝。
广告 guǎnggào advertisement; commercial 电视上的广告太多了。
会员 huìyuán member; members hip 你是我们的VIP会员。
货 huò goods; cargo; merchandise 这批货明天就能到。
价格 jiàgé price 这里的水果价格很便宜。
价钱 jiàqián price 这件衣服的价钱不贵。
降价 jiàngjià to reduce price; price drop 这款手机降价了。
结账 jiézhàng to settle a bill; to check out 服务员,请结账。
零花钱 línghuāqián pocket money; allowance 妈妈每月给我零花钱。
零钱 língqián small change; loose coins 你有零钱吗?
免费 miǎnfèi free of charge; for free 这个公园是免费的。
牌 pái sign; brand; card 这个品牌的手机很好用。
牌子 páizi brand; sign; label 这是什么牌子的衣服?
商品 shāngpǐn goods; commodity; product 这家商店的商品种类很多。
收费 shōufèi to charge a fee 这个停车场怎么收费?
网购 wǎnggòu online shopping 越来越多的人喜欢网购。
现金 xiànjīn cash 对不起,我们不收现金。
支付 zhīfù to pay (formal) 你可以用微信支付。
质量 zhìliàng quality 这个品牌的质量很好。
赚 zhuàn to earn (money) 他每个月赚的钱不少。

Vocabulary Quiz / 词汇练习

Match the Chinese word to its English meaning.

付 fù
低价 dījià
货 huò
广告 guǎnggào
收费 shōufèi
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Shopping Experiences FAQ / 常见问题

How many HSK 4 words cover shopping experiences?

This page groups 30 words using this site’s topic tags for shopping experiences. It is a study selection, not an official separate topic word list or a guarantee of comprehension.

Which HSK 4 grammar points are most relevant to shopping experiences?

comparison and adverbs are suggested here for practising shopping experiences contexts. The HSK 4 syllabus expects you to not only understand but also produce these patterns when they involve shopping experiences vocabulary.

What's the difference between HSK 3 and HSK 4 expectations on shopping experiences?

HSK 3 expects simple statements about shopping experiences (e.g., basic facts and short descriptions). HSK 4 raises the bar to "有一定复杂度" — handling extended contexts with opinions, comparisons, and reasoning. You'll need to express feelings (感受) and views (看法) about shopping experiences, not just describe them.

Practice This HSK 4 Topic

Test your knowledge of shopping experiences vocabulary in context:

Mock Test 01 Mock Test 03 Mock Test 06 Sentence Ordering

Apply This HSK 4 Vocabulary on Test Day

Shopping Experiences vocabulary appears in HSK 4 listening dialogues, reading passages, and the writing section. These resources turn the words you learned above into test points:

⚡ Strategy
HSK 4 listening dialog tactics
⚡ Strategy
HSK 4 reading comprehension
📝 Patterns
100 essential HSK 4 sentences
🔍 Confusables
43 HSK 4 confusable pairs
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