Chinese word

书店

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū diàn

Meaning

  • nounbookstore

Example

周末我会去书店看看。zhōu mò wǒ huì qù shū diàn kàn kàn

On weekends, I go to the bookstore to look around.

Illustration for 书店 (bookstore)

More examples

昨天我去书店买书。zuó tiān wǒ qù shū diàn mǎi shū

Yesterday I went to the bookstore to buy books.

Core concept

A public place where shelves of books invite browsing, questions, and purchases.

Common phrases

  • 去书店qù shū diàn

    go to the bookstore

  • 在书店买书zài shū diàn mǎi shū

    buy books at the bookstore

  • 书店里shū diàn lǐ

    in the bookstore

Similar words

商店shāng diàn: A retail shop that sells a range of different goods.
书摊shū tān: A small book stall, often at a roadside or market, where used books may be sold.
图书馆tú shū guǎn: A public facility that collects books and materials for reading or borrowing.

Definition in Chinese

面向公众销售书籍，供读者挑选、购买或询问信息的商业场所。miàn xiàng gōng zhòng xiāo shòu shū jí gōng dú zhě tiāo xuǎn gòu mǎi huò xún wèn xìn xī de shāng yè cháng suǒ

Word origin

The compound 书 (shū, "book") and 店 (diàn, "shop") joins the thing sold with the place that sells it.

Usage tips

  • Both "bookstore" and "bookshop" are natural English terms; "bookstore" is especially common in American English, while "bookshop" is common in British English.

Related words

  • 网上书店wǎng shàng shū diànonline bookstorenoun
  • 二手书店èr shǒu shū diànsecondhand bookstorenoun

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