HSK 3.0 Level 2 · Lesson 8 of 18
比较和购买商品
购物
40 minute lesson · task-based course
比较和购买商品
Learn this HSK 2 communication goal through independent real-world sources, then apply it in guided practice and writing.
By the end of this lesson
- Describe, compare and choose products by price, color, quantity and features.
- Ask and answer shopping questions naturally.
- Read and write basic product information.
LEARN IN CONTEXT
Read and listen across several real contexts
This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.
This one or that one?
Weekend sale
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Grammar
Study the focus words and official grammar that this lesson teaches through its texts.
Lesson focus vocabulary
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]; to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
still (as before); had better; unexpectedly
flower; blossom; fancy pattern
like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
that kind; that sort
shopping mall; shopping center; department store
used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]; ten thousand; a great number
so much; this much; how much?
this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
Step 4 · Grammar
Build usable sentences
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
每、这样、那么
每 + classifier + N / 这样(的) + N / 那么 + AdjUse 每 for each/every, 这样 for this kind/this way, and 那么 to point to a degree or manner already understood in context.
二 and 两
二 + number unit / 两 + classifier + NUse 两 before most classifiers and 二 in numbers, dates, room numbers and similar fixed number expressions.
最 for the superlative
S + 最 + Adj / VPUse 最 before an adjective or preference verb to express the highest degree within a group.
Comparisons with 比
A + 比 + B + AdjPut the item being compared before 比 and the reference item after it.
A 比 B + adjective
A + 比 + B + Adj (+ quantity)Use 比 to compare a quality; add a quantity or degree only when the difference is relevant.
Approximate numbers
number + 多 / 几 / 左右Use approximate-number expressions when the exact quantity is not important or not known.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Exercises
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Writing Practice
Compare two products
A friend sends you two product choices and asks which one to buy.
Your task
- Compare price, size or color
- Say which one you prefer
- Give one reason
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson grammar point is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 30 non-space characters.
Wrong exercise answers are saved to Review so you can return to the exact vocabulary or grammar reference when reliable knowledge links exist.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 购物 through the official communication goal 问答商品情况. It uses independent real-world sources rather than forcing the whole lesson into one generated dialogue.
- Describe, compare and choose products by price, color, quantity and features.
- Ask and answer shopping questions naturally.
- Read and write basic product information.