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商店
shāng diàn



商店
shop


Definitions

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商店shāngdiàn
     1. n. shop; store (establishment that sells goods)
           批發 商店 - wholesale shop
           便民 商店 - convenience store
           這 個 商店 有 相xiāng當 一 批 皮鞋 現貨。 - The store had quite an array of leather shoes in stock.
Components
shāng
     1. trade; commerce; business
     2. businessman; dealer; trader; merchant
     3. (mathematics) quotient
           6 除以 2 的 商 是 3。 - The quotient of 6 divided by 2 is 3.
     4. (music) the second note in the Chinese pentatonic scale
     5. (zh-div, 朝) Shang Dynasty
     6. to discuss; to consult
     7. (zh-div, 宿) (Chinese astronomy) zh-altname, 心, Heart (Chinese constellation) mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions)
diàn
     1. shop; store
           上 禮拜 我 在 那 家 店 買 了 一 件 新 外套。 - I got a new coat in that store last week.
           那 家 店 有 很 多 家具 可 供 挑選。 - That store has a good selection of furniture.
     2. inn
           客店 - small hotel; inn
           旅店 - small hotel; inn
     3. (used in place names)
           駐馬店 - Zhumadian
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