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店

diàn · dian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 家 jiā

Meaning

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  1. inn; old-style hotel
  2. (bound form) shop; store
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In a conversation

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Both shops closed

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)开门(kāimén)？

    Why isn't this shop open today?

  2. Liangliang

    门(mén)上(shàng)有(yǒu)个(gè)纸条(zhǐtiáo)：老板(lǎobǎn)去(qù)买菜(mǎicài)了(le)。

    There's a note on the door: the boss went to buy vegetables.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)店(diàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go to the shop up ahead.

  4. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)那(nà)家(jiā)店(diàn)有(yǒu)新(xīn)菜单(càidān)。

    That shop has a new menu.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)那(nà)家(jiā)店(diàn)也(yě)关门(guānmén)了(le)。老板们(lǎobǎnmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)买菜(mǎicài)了(le)！

    But that shop is closed too. The bosses went to buy vegetables together!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)从(cóng)星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī)到(dào)星(xīng)期(qī)六(liù)都(dōu)营(yíng)业(yè)。

The shop is open from Monday to Saturday.

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

02

我(wǒ)正(zhèng)等(děng)着(zhe)这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)开(kāi)门(mén)。

I am waiting for the store to open.

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

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