店家 (diàn jiā) — owner or manager of a shop, restaurant, or inn; shopkeeper
Definition
Colloquial, friendly term for a shop or restaurant owner, used when speaking to or about the person running the place. It sounds more casual than the formal 老板.
noun
owner or manager of a shoprestaurantor innshopkeeper
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 店家，。Nà ge diàn jiā rén hěn hǎo, zǒng shì gěi kè rén dǎ zhé.That shop owner is very nice, always giving customers discounts.
- 店家。Wǒ men wèn diàn jiā yǒu méi yǒu xīn xiān de yú.We asked the shopkeeper if there was any fresh fish.
- 店家。Zhè jiā cān tīng de diàn jiā shì yí wèi lǎo yé ye.The owner of this restaurant is an old grandpa.
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