超市 (chāo shì)
Supermarket A place we often need to go to is the supermarket 超市 (chāo shì). Do you often think about what things you need to buy while commuting and wish you can buy it on the spot? This wish has now come true. Commuters will soon be able to do their shopping on the way to work while waiting for a train on a station platform. A 'virtual supermarket' consisting of posters of shelves stocked with goods pasted on platform walls can be seen in the London Underground as well as the Beijing Metro. Passengers 'shop' by scanning QR - Quick Response - codes of the items they want to buy using their smart phones. These goods are later delivered to their home address. If this kind of supermarket 超市 (chāo shì) appeared in your city, would you be willing to have a try?
