Definition
书店 (shū diàn) is a bookstore — a place that sells books. Unlike 商店 (shāng diàn, general store/shop), 书店 sells only books, magazines, etc. And unlike 图书馆 (tú shū guǎn, library), you buy books at a 书店; you don't borrow them.
noun
bookstore
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 书店。Wǒ zài shū diàn kàn shū.I am reading a book at the bookstore.
- 书店。Nà jiā shū diàn yǒu xīn shū.That bookstore has new books.
- 书店。Wǒmen qù shū diàn ba.Let's go to the bookstore.
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