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店铺 (diàn pù) — store, shop

Definition

店铺 is a more formal, written word for 'shop/store' than the everyday 店 — common on signs, in business news, and set phrases. Avoid confusion with 铺 (pū), which is a verb meaning 'to spread/pave' with a different tone.

noun
storeshop
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 店铺。
    Zhè jiā diàn pù de dōng xī hěn pián yi.
    The things in this store are very cheap.
  • 店铺。
    Jiē dào liǎng páng de diàn pù dōu guān mén le.
    The shops on both sides of the street have all closed.
  • 店铺。
    Zhè jiā diàn pù de lǎo bǎn hěn rè qíng.
    The owner of this store is very enthusiastic.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

店diànshop
铺pùshop

Both 店 and 铺 mean shop, giving the sense of a store.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn店diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

Open 店 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鋪; 铺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīngold; metal
Sound part声符shēngfú
甫
甫fǔ鋪pū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鋪 pairs 金 (gold; metal) with 甫 as a sound part; the simplified 铺 is a shorthand.

Open 铺 →
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