HSK 3 • Lesson 11购物
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购物

Gòuwù
Shopping
Pattern 1

够 + Adj. + 的 / 了

gòu + Adj. + de / le

Indicates reaching a very high degree or an excessive extent ('really / quite / enough of...'). Often used in colloquial speech for vivid emphasis.

Examples
你的镜片可够厚的。
Nǐ de jìngpiàn kě gòu hòu de.
Your lenses are really quite thick.
今天够热的。
Jīntiān gòu rè de.
Today is really scorching hot.
Pattern 2

A 是 A,不过/可是/就是……

A shì A, bùguò / kěshì / jiùshì...

Pattern of concession: affirms that quality A is indeed true, but introduces a contrast, limitation, or drawback in the second clause ('A is A, but...').

Examples
好是好,不过够贵的。
Hǎo shì hǎo, bùguò gòu guì de.
It's good all right, but it's quite expensive.
气派肯定是气派,就是颜色太深了。
Qìpài kěndìng shì qìpài, jiùshì yánsè tài shēn le.
It's certainly stylish and dignified, it's just that the color is too dark.
Pattern 3

最好……

zuìhǎo...

Used to give mild advice or state the most ideal preference: 'had better / it would be best if...'.

Examples
我还是个学生,最好配个便宜点儿的。
Wǒ háishi gè xuésheng, zuìhǎo pèi gè piányi diǎnr de.
I'm still a student; it'd be best to match a cheaper one.
Pattern 4

……什么的

... shénme de

Colloquial suffix attached after listing items: 'and things like that / and so forth / etc.'.

Examples
款式、颜色什么的没关系。
Kuǎnshì, yánsè shénme de méi guānxi.
Style, color and things like that don't really matter.
Pattern 5

……吧……,……吧……

... ba ..., ... ba ...

Used when hesitating between multiple alternatives, citing a drawback or counterargument for each ('if I do this, it's problematic; if I do that, it's also bad').

Examples
好看的吧,不便宜;便宜的吧,样子又不好看。
Hǎokàn de ba, bù piányi; piányi de ba, yàngzi yòu bù hǎokàn.
Good-looking ones aren't cheap; cheap ones don't look good.
Pattern 6

只要……就……

zhǐyào... jiù...

Conditional connective indicating a sufficient condition: 'as long as / provided that... then...'.

Examples
颜色、款式什么的,只要差不多就行。
Yánsè, kuǎnshì shénme de, zhǐyào chàbuduō jiù xíng.
As for color and style, as long as they're passable, it's fine.