店
diàn
Pinyin

Definition

店
 - 
diàn
  1. inn
  2. shop
  3. store
  4. CL:家[jiā]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

惦
diàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 to miss
掂
diān
  1. 1 to weigh in the hand
  2. 2 to estimate
踮
diǎn
  1. 1 to stand on tiptoe
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [diàn]

Related Words (20)

店
diàn
  1. 1 inn
  2. 2 shop
  3. 3 store
  4. 4 classifier: 家 jiā
咖啡店
kā fēi diàn
  1. 1 café
  2. 2 coffee shop
商店
shāng diàn
  1. 1 store
  2. 2 shop
  3. 3 classifier: 家 jiā
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
夜店
yè diàn
  1. 1 nightclub
店员
diàn yuán
  1. 1 shop assistant
  2. 2 salesclerk
  3. 3 salesperson

Idioms (3)

前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
  1. 1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
  2. 2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
  1. 1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
  2. 2 this is your last chance

Sample Sentences

便利店“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。
biànlìdiàn “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi 、dǎyìn 、huòzhě shì xǐ yīfu 。
Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.
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高级酒店
gāojí jiǔdiàn
luxury hotel
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商店
shāng diàn
store
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饭店
fàn diàn
hotel
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酒店
jiǔ diàn
hotel
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屋内一张桌子上，放了一个大相框，框上系着两条黑绳，框里是女孩儿的头像照片儿。相框前点着两支白色的蜡烛，中间摆了一个秦宇他们店里的外卖咖啡杯。
wū nèi yī zhāng zhuōzi shàng ，fàng le yī ge dà xiàngkuàng ，kuàng shàng xì zhe liǎng tiáo Hēi shéng ，kuàng lǐ shì nǚháiēr de tóuxiàng zhàopiàn r 。xiàngkuàng qián diǎn zhe liǎng Zhī báisè de làzhú ，zhōngjiān bǎi le yīgē QínYǔ tāmen diàn lǐ de wàimài kāfēi bēi 。
In the room, there was a desk. On top of it was a picture frame with the girl's portrait, tied with two black ropes. There were two white candles lit up in front of the frame, and there was a coffee cup from QinYu's shop in between the candles.
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后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听，才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后，在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上，当场身亡，香消玉陨了，而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
hòulái QínYǔ xiàng nǚháiēr de línjū men dǎting ，cái zhīdào yuánlái nǚháiēr yuè rì zài Shànghǎi kàn wán huàjù biǎoyǎn hòu ，zài huí jiǔdiàn de lùshang bèi yīgè jiǔhòu jiàchē de sījī zhuàng shàng ，dāngchǎng shēnwáng ，xiāngxiāoyùyǔn le ，ér yuè rì nàtiān zhènghǎo shì nǚháiēr de tóuqī 。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
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原来，是那位让他心仪的女孩儿再度现身咖啡店！
yuánlái ，shì nà wèi ràng tā xīnyí de nǚháiēr zàidù xiànshēn kāfēidiàn ！
Turns out, it was the girl that he admires that appeared in the cafe again!
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女孩儿带着她的热拿铁和开心的笑容，步出了咖啡店。
nǚháiēr dài zhe tā de rè nátiě hé kāixīn de xiàoróng ，bù chū le kāfēidiàn 。
The girl walked out of the cafe with her hot latte and a happy smile.
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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