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Which One Should I Buy?

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Which One Should I Buy?

我wǒ在zài商场shāng chǎng买mǎi衣服yī fu。

红色hóng sè的de衣服yī fu很hěn好看hǎo kàn,但是dàn shì很hěn贵guì。

黑色hēi sè的de衣服yī fu便宜pián yi一点儿yī diǎn r,但是dàn shì颜色yán sè不bù好hǎo。

两liǎng件jiàn衣服yī fu的de大小dà xiǎo都dōu合适hé shì,我wǒ应该yīng gāi买mǎi哪nǎ件jiàn呢ne?

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Vocabulary 25 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
商场 shāng chǎngshopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
衣服 yī fuclothes
红色 hóng sèred (color)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
很 hěnvery; quite
好看 hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
但是 dàn shìbut; however
贵 guìexpensive
黑色 hēi sèblack
便宜 pián yicheap; inexpensive
一点儿 yī diǎn rerhua
颜色 yán sècolor / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
大小 dà xiǎosize / adults and children
都 dōuall; both; entirely
合适 hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
哪 nǎwhich
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")