Giant supermarkets are popular throughout the world, and there are many to choose from in China and Taiwan.

The Mandarin Chinese phrase for “supermarket” is chāo jí shì chǎng. This consists of four characters: 超級市場.

The first character, 超 (chāo), means “super,” and the second character 級 (jí) means “level” or “rank.” The third character, 市 (shì), means “market” and the last character 場 (chǎng) means “open space.”

The literal translation of chāo jí shì chǎng is “super open market.”
Examples of Chao Ji Shi Chang

Chāo jí shì chǎng mǎi bù mǎi jiā jū?
超級市場賣不賣家俱?
超级市场卖不卖家具?
Do supermarkets sell furniture?

Lí zhèlǐ zuì jìn de chāo jí shì chǎng zài nǎli?
離這裡最近的超級市場在哪裡?
离这里最近的超级市场在哪里?
wher is the nearest supermarket?