超市 Traditional form: 超市 Pinyin (reading): chāoshì Definitions: supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場/超级市场 (chāojishichàng)) CL:家 (jiā) Characters: 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade Traditional characters: 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade