超市

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Chinese

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to exceed; overtake; surpass
to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross
 
market; city
simp. and trad.
(超市)

Etymology

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Short for 超級市場超级市场 (chāojí shìchǎng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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超市

  1. supermarket (Classifier: m;  c)
    超市 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā tì wǒ qù le tàng chāoshì. [Pinyin]
    He went to the supermarket for me.
    成日超市水果 [Cantonese, trad.]
    成日超市水果 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 seng4 jat6 heoi3 ne1 gaan1 ciu1 si5 maai5 seoi2 gwo2. [Jyutping]
    I often go to this supermarket to buy fruits.
    附近超市 [Hokkien, trad.]
    附近超市 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Che hù-kīn kám ū chhiau-chhī? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Is there a supermarket nearby?

Usage notes

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On the Chinese mainland, often refers to what would be considered a grocery or corner store in English-speaking countries.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (超市):
  • Vietnamese: siêu thị (超市)

Others:

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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超市

  1. chữ Hán form of siêu thị (supermarket).