Meaning of 店
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1])
- (bound form) shop; store
How to use 店
店 usually appears as part of a longer word that names the type of shop, such as 书店 (shūdiàn) bookstore or 药店 (yàodiàn) pharmacy. It can stand alone in speech, often with the measure word 家 (jiā). Example: 这家店很好吃。(Zhè jiā diàn hěn hǎochī.) This place has really good food.
店 is built from 广 (guǎng), a roof with one wall, over 占 (zhàn), which gives the sound. Picture a simple shelter where someone has claimed (占) a spot to sell goods, and you have a shop.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 店 with 点 (diǎn), which shares the 占 part and sounds almost the same. 店 has the 广 roof and a fourth tone, while 点 has four dots underneath and a third tone.
店 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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店 diàn · inn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 店.
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 旅店 | lǚdiàn | inn; small hotel |
| 便利店 | biànlìdiàn | convenience store |
| 连锁店 | liánsuǒdiàn | chain store |
| 专卖店 | zhuānmàidiàn | specialty store |
| 咖啡店 | kāfēidiàn | café; coffee shop |
| 夜店 | yèdiàn | nightclub |
| 杂货店 | záhuòdiàn | grocery store; emporium |
Questions about 店
What does 店 mean?
店 (diàn) means "inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 店?
店 is made of 1 character: 店 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 店 an HSK word?
Yes. 店 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 饭店 mean restaurant or hotel?
It can mean both. In mainland China it often means a restaurant in daily speech, but many large hotels also use 饭店 in their names. Context and the sign usually make it clear.
What is the difference between 商店 and 店?
商店 (shāngdiàn) is the general word for a store and works well on its own. 店 is shorter and more casual, and it is mostly used in compounds or with 家, as in 一家店 (yì jiā diàn).