shop in Chinese
shāng diàn ·shop; store ·19 strokes HSK 1
shop in Chinese is 商店, pronounced shāng diàn.
How to write 商店
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Stroke order of 商
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Stroke order of 店
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HSK level
HSK 1商店 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
商店 in a sentence
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商 店 九 点 开 门 。The shop opens at nine.
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这 家 商 店 卖 水 果 。This shop sells fruit.
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我 去 商 店 买 东 西 。I went to the shop to buy things.
商店 vs 店 vs 商场
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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店 diàn shop (bound form)
The bound form — 书店 'bookshop', 酒店 'hotel'. 商店 is the standalone word.
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商场 shāng chǎng mall; market
A shopping mall or big market — bigger than a 商店.