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无印良品
Two “MUJI” Brands?
zhōng guó中国shì chǎng市场chū xiàn出现liǎngwú yìn liáng pǐn无印良品hěnduōxiāo fèi zhě消费者gòu wù购物shíróng yì容易mǎicuòpǐn pái品牌

Two brands named “MUJI” have appeared in the Chinese market, causing many consumers to buy the wrong one.

优子
liúlǎo shī老师zuó tiān昨天zàiwǎng shàng网上mǎidōng xī东西yǐ wéi以为shìMUJIwú yìn liáng pǐn无印良品jié guǒ结果shōu dào收到bāo guǒ包裹kànhǎo xiàng好像bú shì不是nà ge那个pǐn pái品牌

Teacher Liu, I bought something online yesterday. I thought it was MUJI, but when I received the package, it didn’t seem to be that brand.

刘娜
shì bú shì是不是mǎidàowú yìn liáng pǐn Natural Mill无印良品 Natural Milllexiàn zài现在zhōng guó中国yǒuliǎngmíng zì名字hěnxiàngdepǐn pái品牌suǒ yǐ所以hěnduōrénhuìmǎicuò

Did you buy “MUJI Natural Mill”? There are now two brands with very similar names in China, so many people get confused.

优子
zhēn de真的makàndiàn pù店铺deyán sè颜色fēng gé风格dōuhěnxiàngdōushìbái sè白色jiǎn dān简单deshè jì设计wán quán完全méifā xiàn发现

Really? The shop’s colors and style looked very similar—white and simple designs. I didn’t notice at all.

刘娜
duìzhèjiù shì就是wèn tí问题yí gè一个shìrì běn日本deMUJIpǐn pái品牌lìngyí gè一个shìzhōng guó中国gōng sī公司zhù cè注册deshāng biāo商标suǒ yǐ所以zàiyī xiē一些shāng pǐn商品shàngkě yǐ可以yòngwú yìn liáng pǐn无印良品zhè ge这个míng zì名字

Yes, that’s the issue. One is the Japanese MUJI brand, and the other is a trademark registered by a Chinese company, so it can use the name “MUJI” on some products.

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nán guài难怪wǎng shàng网上hěnduōrénshuōzì jǐ自己mǎicuòleháiyǐ wéi以为shìtóngyī jiā一家diànzhǐ shì只是míng zì名字yǒuyì diǎn一点bù tóng不同

No wonder so many people online say they bought the wrong one. I thought it was the same store, just with a slightly different name.

刘娜
suǒ yǐ所以mǎidōng xī东西deshí hòu时候yàozǐ xì仔细kànpǐn pái品牌míng zì名字bǐ rú比如yǒu méi yǒu有没有MUJIzhè ge这个yīng wén英文zhè yàng这样jiùróng yì容易wù huì误会le

So when shopping, you should check the brand name carefully, for example whether it has the English word “MUJI.” That way you won’t get confused.

优子
yuán lái rú cǐ原来如此zàizhōng guó中国mǎidōng xī东西deshí hòu时候yàozǐ xì仔细kànpǐn pái品牌míng zì名字bù rán不然hěnróng yì容易mǎicuò

I see. When shopping in China, you really need to check brand names carefully, or it’s easy to buy the wrong thing.

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