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商店
shāngdiàn
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- shāngdiàn
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- 商店
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- 商店
1 · noun
A place where goods are sold.
出售商品的地方。
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There is a small shop near the station.
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车站附近有一家小商店。
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2 · noun
A place where goods are sold to customers.
向顾客出售商品的场所。
Use 家 to count shops, as in 一家商店. Shop and store are place nouns here.
That shop is being renovated, and there is a notice at the entrance.
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那家商店正在重新装修，门口贴着告示。
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We visited three shops before finding suitable shoes.
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我们逛了三家商店，才找到合适的鞋。
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Mandarin reading: shāngdiàn.
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