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商店

shāng diàn · shang dian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 家 jiā, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. store; shop
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Everything for one yuan

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)家(jiā)商店(shāngdiàn)，我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)看看(kànkan)。

    There is a shop ahead. Let us go in and look.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)商店(shāngdiàn)晚上(wǎnshang)也(yě)开(kāi)吗(ma)？

    Is this shop open at night too?

  3. Liangliang

    开(kāi)！听说(tīngshuō)东西(dōngxi)都(dōu)是(shì)一块钱(yīkuàiqián)。

    Yes! I heard everything costs one yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)十个(shígè)。

    Really? Then let us buy ten.

  5. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)十个(shígè)什么(shénme)？

    Ten of what?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，先(xiān)拿(ná)十个(shígè)再说(zàishuō)。

    I do not know. Take ten first and decide later.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)商(shāng)店(diàn)里(lǐ)的(de)商(shāng)品(pǐn)全(quán)都(dōu)打(dǎ)九(jiǔ)折(zhé)呢(ne)。

Everything at that store is 10 percent off the regular price.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aliene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)在(zài)商(shāng)店(diàn)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)着(zhe)。

There's a small dog waiting at the door of a store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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商
shāng

commerce; merchant

店
diàn

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

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