超市

• 拼音: chāo shì
• 汉字拆解: 超 = 走 (walk) + 召 (summon, phonetic); 市 = market, abbreviation for 市场 (marketplace)

含义

Supermarket. A large self-service retail store selling food and household items.

Short for 超级市场. The most common word for supermarket in everyday Chinese, used across all regions. Found in every city and most towns.

例句

1. 我们去超市买点水果吧。
2. 这家超市离我家很近，走路五分钟就到了。
3. 超市今天打折，东西比平时便宜很多。

用法指南

语境: shopping, everyday life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我经常去超市买菜。(I often go to the supermarket to buy groceries.)
• 超市里什么都有。(The supermarket has everything.)

错误说法

• 不要把超市和商场混用 — 超市 is a self-service grocery supermarket, while 商场 is a department store or shopping mall.

起源与历史

Abbreviated from 超级市场, itself a calque of English 'supermarket'. 超 (super) + 市 (market).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal