“双11”单日制造包裹13.5亿个 Over 1.35 billion parcels generated during China's online shopping spree

A staff member works at the distribution center of an express company in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2018.(Xinhua/Wang Peng)

More than 1.35 billion parcels(包裹 bāoguǒ) were generated during the shopping spree on major e-commerce platforms(平台 píngtái) on Nov. 11, 2018, data from China's State Post Bureau showed. China's e-commerce giant(电商巨头 diàn shāng jùtóu) Alibaba(阿里巴巴 Ālǐbābā) launched the annual online shopping promotion on Nov. 11, 2009, a day celebrated by many Chinese young people(年轻人 niánqīng rén) as Singles' Day(光棍节 Guānggùn jié). 

Staff members work at the distribution center of an express company in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2018.(Xinhua/Wang Peng)

A staff member works at the distribution center of an express company in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2018.(Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Staff members work at the distribution center(分发中心 fēnfā zhōngxīn) of an express company(快递公司 kuàidì gōngsī) in Yinchuan(银川), northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2018.(Xinhua/Wang Peng)

According to statistics(数据 shùjù) from China State Post Bureau, over 100 million packages are expected to arrive in Beijing from Nov. 11 to 16. Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba cashed a record 30.7 billion dollars in sales(销售 xiāoshòu) during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day.

For the first time, two Fuxing bullet trains(复兴号高铁列车 Fùxīng hào gāotiě lièchē) between Beijing(北京) and Changsha(长沙) help to deliver goods(货物  huòwù) bought(买 mǎi) on Singles' Day on November 11. [Photo provided to China Plus]

网购必备词汇 Vocabularies for online shopping:

[yù shòu] 预售 pre-sale
[dìng jīn] 定金 deposit
[wěi kuǎn/yú kuǎn] 尾款/余款 balance
[jiārù gòuwù chē] 加入购物车 add…to cart
[yōuhuì quàn] 优惠券 coupons
[bāo yóu] 包邮 free shipping
[hǎo píng] 好评 positive comments
[chà píng] 差评 negative comments
[yǒu huò] 有货 in stock
[duàn huò] 断货 out of stock
[xià dān] 下单 place your order
[fēnqí fùkuǎn] 分期付款 installment