Chinese Conversation · Level 51
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Chinese word
到店
Pronunciation
Pinyindào diàn
Meaning
- verbcome to the store
Example
我下午两点会到店。wǒ xià wǔ liáng diǎn huì dào diàn
I will come to the store at 2 p.m.
More examples
如果快递不送达，你可以直接到店取货。rú guǒ kuài dì bú sòng dá nǐ ké yǐ zhí jiē dào diàn qǔ huò
If the package is not delivered, you can come directly to the store to pick it up.
Core concept
Movement from elsewhere reaches the store as its destination, at the doorway or just inside.
Common phrases
到店取货dào diàn qǔ huò
pick up at the store
到店付款dào diàn fù kuǎn
pay at the store
按时到店àn shí dào diàn
arrive at the store on time
Similar words
进店jìn diàn: Go into the store from outside.
来店lái diàn: Come to the store as a destination.
Definition in Chinese
到达店铺所在地，强调从外部来到店门口或进入店内的动作。dào dá diàn pù suǒ zài dì qiáng diào cóng wài bù lái dào diàn mén kǒu huò jìn rù diàn nèi de dòng zuò
Word origin
到 (dào, "reach") + 店 (diàn, "shop") forms a compact compound for reaching a shop from another place.
Usage tips
- In everyday scheduling, this verb phrase identifies where arrival occurs, so a stated time gives an arrival time rather than a promise about how long the person stays.
Other meanings
- arrive at the storeverb
Opposites
- 离店lí diànleave the storeverb