
山姆商店在中国
Sam's Club in China — The American Store Chinese Shoppers Love
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Sam's Club, the American store in China where things are expensive but shopping feels convenient.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 17 key vocabulary words such as 商店、东西、觉得 and walks through 5 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
A common place to buy goods. Measure word is 家 (jiā).
A general term for objects or items. Note the neutral tone on 'xi'.
Used to express an opinion or physical sensation.
Literally 'hand machine'.
The opposite of cheap (便宜 - piányi).
Adjective describing having a lot to do.
Describes something that saves time or effort.
Used for people or objects.
Question word asking for the reason.
Used to give a reason, often paired with 所以 (suǒyǐ - so).
A verb meaning something is right or appropriate for someone.
Used for food (fruit, meat) or air.
Specific food vocabulary.
Specific food vocabulary.
Noun form of 'to think' (想).
Common activity in busy shops.
Can refer to a physical market or the abstract economic market.
* beyond level超纲词
Place + 有 + Object
This structure is used to express existence, meaning 'There is/are [Object] in [Place]'.
商店里有很多东西。
前面有人。
这里有水果。
Verb / Adjective + 的 (Nominalization)
Adding '的' after a verb or adjective turns it into a noun phrase, meaning 'the one that is...' or 'things that are...'.
有吃的。
有喝的。
小的东西更好。
在 + Verb (Progressive Aspect)
Using '在' before a verb indicates an action is currently happening (present continuous tense).
大家都在买东西。
那边在开新店。
它在学习。
Verb + 完 (Result Complement)
The character '完' (to finish) is placed after a verb to indicate the action has been completed successfully.
有的东西卖完了。
我们一顿饭可以吃完。
我们吃不完。
虽然 ... 但是 ...
A conjunction pair meaning 'Although ..., but ...'. In Chinese, both parts of the pair are usually spoken.
虽然别的外国商店关门了,但是山姆开了很多新店。