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店员

diàn yuán · dian yuan

Traditional 店員

Meaning

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  1. shop assistant
  2. salesclerk
  3. salesperson
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Who works here?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，哪位(nǎwèi)是(shì)店员(diànyuán)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)一本(yīběn)书(shū)。

    Liangliang, which one is the shop assistant? I want to find a book.

  2. Liangliang

    穿(chuān)蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)的(de)那位(nàwèi)吧(ba)，你(nǐ)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)。

    Probably the one in blue. Go and ask.

  3. Dengdeng

    请问(qǐngwèn)，你(nǐ)是(shì)店员(diànyuán)吗(ma)？

    Excuse me, are you a shop assistant?

  4. Qiqi

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)店员(diànyuán)，我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)找(zhǎo)书(shū)。

    Sorry, I'm not a shop assistant. I'm looking for a book too.

  5. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)和(hé)店员(diànyuán)的(de)一样(yīyàng)。

    Sorry, your clothes are the same as the shop assistants'.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)问(wèn)真的(zhēnde)店员(diànyuán)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go ask a real shop assistant together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)周(zhōu)六(liù)鲍(Bào)勃(bó)在(zài)杂(zá)货(huò)店(diàn)做(zuò)店(diàn)员(yuán)。

Bob worked as a clerk in the grocery store on Saturday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)找(zhǎo)不(bu)到(dào)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)向(xiàng)店(diàn)员(yuán)询(xún)问(wèn)方(fāng)向(xiàng)。

He couldn't find the restroom, so he had to ask the shopkeeper for directions.

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

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