店 (diàn) — shop; store
Definition
Short, everyday word for a 'shop' or 'store' — shorter and more spoken than 商店. Often used in names (书店) and on its own for small shops.
noun
shopstore
Measure word · 家
Easily confused
- 点diǎnlook-alike(noun) dot, point, drop; o'clock
- 电diànsound-alike(noun) electricity; electric power
- 沾zhānlook-aliketo touch (and get something on), to come into contact with
- 垫diànsound-alike(verb) to pad, to put something under
- 贴tiēlook-aliketo stick, to paste, to post (e.g. online)
- 钻zuānlook-aliketo drill, to bore (a hole)
Examples
- 店。Zhè ge diàn hěn dà.This shop is very big.
- 店。Wǒ qù nà ge diàn mǎi dōng xī.I go to that shop to buy things.
- 店。Zhè lǐ yǒu yí gè diàn.There is a shop here.
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