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书店

shū diàn · shu dian

Traditional 書店

HSK 1Measure word: 家 jiā

Meaning

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  1. bookstore
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Going to the bookstore

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)下午(xiàwǔ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where are you going this afternoon?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)书店(shūdiàn)，想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一本(yīběn)做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)书(shū)。

    To the bookstore. I want to buy a cookbook.

  3. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)书店(shūdiàn)？是(shì)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Which bookstore? The one by the subway?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，那个(nàge)书店(shūdiàn)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Yes. That bookstore has a coffee shop too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)是(shì)去(qù)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)吧(ba)。

    So you're going for the coffee.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)会(huì)买(mǎi)书(shū)的(de)！一本(yīběn)关于(guānyú)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)书(shū)。

    I'll buy a book too! A book about coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)逛(guàng)二(èr)手(shǒu)书(shū)店(diàn)和(hé)二(èr)手(shǒu)衣(yī)店(diàn)。

I like shopping in used-book stores and in used-clothing shops.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)是(shì)我(wǒ)在(zài)车(chē)站(zhàn)前(qián)的(de)书(shū)店(diàn)买(mǎi)的(de)。

I bought this book at the bookstore in front of the station.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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书
shū

book; letter

店
diàn

inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store

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