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🎧HSK 3.0 · Level 5Dialogue

Grocery Shopping

买菜

Susan
James

A shopper plans dinner ingredients while the spouse adds to the list.

Listen to Susan (素珊, Shopkeeper), James (杰, and Exchange Student) in this dialogue exercise. Includes key vocabulary, comprehension questions, and dictation drills — aligned to HSK 3.0 Level 5.

4 Min 4 Words Questions Dictation
Key Vocabulary
May 26, 2026
mǎi càito buy groceries买菜 (mǎi cài) means "to buy groceries".
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Lesson Targets

TaskA shopper plans dinner ingredients while the spouse adds to the list.
TopicGrocery Shopping
Characters买菜、蔬菜、鸡蛋、一斤
Grammar买菜、蔬菜、鸡蛋、一斤
mǎi cài, shū cài, jī dàn, yì jīn
to buy groceries, vegetables, egg, half a kilo
Skillslistening for key info, following a conversation, dictation

Listening Exercise

SusanJames

Grocery Shopping (买菜)

HSK 5 · Dialogue · Susan & James

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