商品 (shāng pǐn) — commodity in Mandarin
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#1198 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
商品 is pronounced shāng pǐn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhè ge shāng pǐn de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
This commodity has good quality.
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What does 商品 mean?+
商品 (shāng pǐn) means "commodity" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 商品?+
商品 is pronounced shāng pǐn. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 商品 in Mandarin?+
商品 is the #1198 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 商品 fits
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