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to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross |
market; city
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simp. and trad.
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超
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市
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Etymology
Short for 超級市場／超级市场 (chāojí shìchǎng).
Pronunciation
Noun
超市
- supermarket (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 c)
他替我去了趟超市。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Tā tì wǒ qù le tàng chāoshì.
- He went to the supermarket for me.
我成日去呢間超市買水果。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我成日去呢间超市买水果。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ngo5 seng4 jat6 heoi3 ne1 gaan1 ciu1 si5 maai5 seoi2 gwo2.
- I often go to this supermarket to buy fruits.
這附近敢有超市？ [Hokkien, trad.]
这附近敢有超市？ [Hokkien, simp.]- Che hù-kīn kám ū chhiau-chhī? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Is there a supermarket nearby?
Usage notes
On the Chinese mainland, often refers to what would be considered a grocery or corner store in English-speaking countries.
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Vietnamese
Noun
超市
- chữ Hán form of siêu thị (“supermarket”).