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杂货店

zá huò diàn · za huo dian

Traditional 雜貨店

Meaning

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  1. grocery store
  2. emporium
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The little shop

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)杂货店(záhuòdiàn)买(mǎi)酱油(jiàngyóu)，你(nǐ)要(yào)什么(shénme)？

    I'm going to the grocery store for soy sauce. What do you want?

  2. Liangliang

    杂货店(záhuòdiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)电池(diànchí)吗(ma)？遥控器(yáokòngqì)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    Does the grocery store have batteries? The remote is out of power.

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，杂货店(záhuòdiàn)什么(shénme)都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    Yes, the grocery store has everything.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两(liǎng)节(jié)电池(diànchí)吧(ba)。

    Then buy me two batteries.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！老板(lǎobǎn)常(cháng)送(sòng)我(wǒ)瓜子(guāzǐ)，回来(huílai)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)吧(ba)！

    Okay! The owner often gives me sunflower seeds. Let us eat them together when I am back!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)告(gào)诉(su)我(wǒ)们(men)哪(nǎ)儿(r)有(yǒu)食(shí)品(pǐn)杂(zá)货(huò)店(diàn)。

Please tell us where there is a grocery store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

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.

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