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店主

diàn zhǔ · dian zhu

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Meaning

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  1. shop owner
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In a conversation

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The sleeping shop owner

  1. Dengdeng

    请问(qǐngwèn)，这个(zhège)茶壶(cháhú)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Excuse me, how much is this teapot?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)问(wèn)谁(shéi)？店(diàn)里(lǐ)没有人(méiyǒurén)啊(a)。

    Who are you asking? There's nobody in the shop.

  3. Dengdeng

    店主(diànzhǔ)呢(ne)？门(mén)是(shì)开着(kāizhe)的(de)。

    Where is the shop owner? The door is open.

  4. Liangliang

    嘘(xū)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，店主(diànzhǔ)在(zài)那(nà)把(bǎ)椅子(yǐzi)上(shàng)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    Shh, look, the shop owner fell asleep on that chair.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)小声(xiǎoshēng)一点(yīdiǎn)，先(xiān)看看(kànkan)。

    Then let's be quieter and just look first.

  6. Liangliang

    他(tā)动了(dòngle)一下(yīxià)，嘴里(zuǐlǐ)说(shuō)：二十(èrshí)，不(bù)讲价(jiǎngjià)。

    He stirred and muttered: twenty, no bargaining.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

店(diàn)主(zhǔ)热(rè)情(qíng)地(de)招(zhāo)呼(hu)每(měi)一(yí)位(wèi)客(kè)人(rén)。

The shop owner warmly greets every customer.

02

店(diàn)主(zhǔ)说(shuō)这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fu)今(jīn)天(tiān)打(dǎ)折(zhé)。

The shop owner said this piece of clothing is on sale today.

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