Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
店
diàn
Description
店是买东西或者吃饭的地方。
A 店 is a place to buy things or eat meals.
我们常说饭店、商店、书店，这些词里都有一个店字。
We often say 饭店, 商店, 书店; all these words contain the character 店.
Meanings
店diàn
a shop or store
这家店的东西很便宜。
This store's goods are very cheap.
店diàn
a small hotel or inn
我们在山下的小店住了一晚。
We stayed one night at a small shop at the foot of the mountain.
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Notes
- Etymology
often used as a suffix meaning 'shop', as in 书店 (bookstore) and 饭店 (restaurant/hotel).
- Nuance
店 is more general; use with 家 as a measure word: 一家店.
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