🇨🇳 How to say

“shop” in Chinese

商店shāngdiàn
Illustration of "shop" in a Chinese cultural setting
A brightly lit shop on a busy city street, with colorful products displayed in the window and a red sign above the door reading 商店.

Usage note

商店 is a general word for any shop or store, from small neighborhood shops to large department stores. It's a very common and useful word for everyday situations.

Examples

  • 我去商店买东西。

    I go to the store to buy things.

  • 商店在哪儿？

    Where is the shop?

  • 这家商店很大。

    This store is very big.

Quick check

What does "商店" mean?

  • A. shop
  • B. station
  • C. o'clock
  • D. foot

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