同事
Congratulations! You finally moved into your new home.
Beginner · 7-9 min
Enter a Delivery Address填写新家的收货地址
After this scene, you can ask how to enter a new delivery address, understand the main address fields, include details needed for lockers or door delivery, and complete the recipient and mobile-number fields.
Learning
Scene setup
You have just moved into a new apartment and want to make your first online purchase. Chinese shopping apps usually ask for a city and district, street, residential compound, building, unit or apartment number, recipient name, and mobile number. Delivery practices vary: many parcels go to a locker, while some are delivered to the door. You ask a Chinese colleague how to complete the address before placing the order.
Core dialogue
你
Thanks. Moving was really exhausting.
同事
How is it going? Is there anything you need help with?
你
Actually, there is one thing. I want to try shopping online, but I do not know how to fill in the delivery address.
同事
Do you have Taobao or Douyin?
你
I have both.
同事
First select the city and district, then enter the street, residential compound, building number, and apartment number.
你
Do I need to include the apartment number too?
同事
It is best to include it. Parcels are usually placed in a delivery locker, but some are delivered to the door and need a detailed address.
你
What else do I need to enter?
同事
The recipient name and mobile number. Make sure the mobile number is correct.
你
Okay, I will try it now.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
wǎng网gòu购
shop online
From the dialogue
你:还真有一件事。我想试试网购，不知道收货地址怎么填。
Actually, there is one thing. I want to try shopping online, but I do not know how to fill in the delivery address.
Use it here
Use 网购 for buying things through an online shopping app or website.
Say it another way
- wǒ我xiǎng想shì试shi试wǎng网gòu购。
I want to try shopping online.
- nǐ你jīng经cháng常wǎng网gòu购ma吗？
Do you often shop online?
- wǎng网gòu购hěn很fāng方biàn便。
Online shopping is convenient.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
不知道 + Field + 怎么填
Say which form field you do not know how to complete.
不知道信息栏怎么填
信息栏 = the form field or information
From dialogue
- bù不zhī知dào道shōu收huò货dì地zhǐ址zěn怎me么tián填。
I do not know how to fill in the delivery address.
Try also
- bù不zhī知dào道shǒu手jī机hào号zěn怎me么tián填。
I do not know how to fill in the mobile-number field.
- bù不zhī知dào道xiáng详xì细dì地zhǐ址zěn怎me么tián填。
I do not know how to fill in the detailed address.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 收货地址 for deliveries
Not natural
不知道接货地址怎么填。
Natural
不知道收货地址怎么填。
Why
收货地址 is the standard expression for the address used to receive an online order.
2. Place 也 before 要
Not natural
房间号要也写吗？
Natural
房间号也要写吗？
Why
也 comes before the modal verb 要 when adding another required field.
3. Use the fixed phrase 送货上门
Not natural
有些快递会送货到上门。
Natural
有些快递会送货上门。
Why
送货上门 is the fixed expression for delivering goods directly to the home.
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