Definition
商店 (shāng diàn) is the general word for a 'store/shop' — any place where goods are sold. It's more common than the shorter 店 (diàn), which is often used as a suffix (e.g., 书店 'bookstore'). 商场 (shāng chǎng) is larger, like a shopping mall or department store.
noun
storeshop
Measure word · 家, 个
Examples
- 商店。Wǒ zài shāng diàn lǐ.I am in the store.
- 商店。Nàge shāng diàn hěn xiǎo.That store is very small.
- 商店。Wǒmen qù shāng diàn ba.Let's go to the store.
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