店 (dim3 | dian4) : shop

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店

dim3

dian4

[1] [n] shop; store; commercial establishment [2] [n] inn; hotel

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 广 (#53)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

店

This word has been viewed 9721 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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酒店 zau2 dim3 jiu3 dian4 = hotel

飯店 faan6 dim3 fan4 dian4 = restaurant; hotel

店舖 dim3 pou3 dian4 pu4 = store; shop

書店 syu1 dim3 shu1 dian4 = bookstore; bookshop

百貨店 baak3 fo3 dim3 bai3 huo4 dian4 = department store

寵物店 cung2 mat6 dim3 chong3 wu4 dian4 = pet shops

熟食店 suk6 sik6 dim3 shu2 shi2 dian4 = delicatessen, deli

鞋店 haai4 dim3 = shoe stores

手袋店 sau2 doi6*2 dim3 = a handbag shop

圖書店 tou4 syu1 dim3 tu2 shu1 dian4 = a book store
See all 127 compounds (CantoDict reports 131 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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對面街有便利店。粵
There is a convenience store across the street.

乜呢間酒店咁噏耷㗎? 點會有人幫襯呀? 粵
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]

一站式商店
one-stop shop

間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
[Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]

喺店舖拎走貨品冇畀錢, 是為之店舖盜竊。粵
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.

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Decimal representation of this word: 店
Unicode code for this character: U+5E97 (off-site link)

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