Visual vocabulary · Supermarket

Learn Chinese in the supermarket

A visual aisle for food, containers, money, and simple shopping language. Tap a picture to see the Chinese word, pinyin, and English meaning.

Tap a marker to learn the word.

An illustrated supermarket with rice, vegetables, meat, fruit, and money.

Explore mode

Choose something in the picture to begin.

How to learn

See the word where it belongs.

Start in Explore mode to connect a Chinese name with a real object. Switch to Challenge when you are ready to find each word without the English cue.

Explore at your pace

Tap or click any highlighted object to reveal its characters, pinyin, meaning, and short definitions.

Find it from memory

Challenge mode gives you one Chinese term at a time. Mistakes stay gentle and the next word waits until you are ready.

Scene transcript

Supermarket picture words.

Review the Chinese word, tone-marked pinyin, and English meaning after exploring the picture.

米

mǐ

rice

可以煮饭的米。

Rice grains used as food.

菜

cài

vegetable

可以食用的蔬菜。

A plant or plant part eaten as food.

肉

ròu

meat

动物身上可以食用的肉。

Animal flesh prepared as food.

果

guǒ

fruit

植物结出的、通常可以食用的果实。

The edible fruit produced by a plant.

钱

qián

money

买东西时使用的钱。

Money used to pay for goods or services.

Keep practising

Match words with their meanings.

Try a short round connecting Chinese characters and words with their English meanings.

Play Character Match

FAQ

Questions about the games.

What can I learn in the supermarket picture?

You can tap each hotspot to see a Chinese word, tone-marked pinyin, and a short English meaning.

Can I play without knowing Chinese yet?

Yes. Start in Explore mode, listen or read the details, then try the visual challenge when you are ready.

Does this scene work on a phone?

Yes. The artwork uses a mobile-friendly 3:4 portrait format and the hotspots are designed for touch.