Chinese word

花店店员

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuā diàn diàn yuán

Meaning

  • nounflower shop clerk

Example

这位花店店员很热情。zhè wèi huā diàn diàn yuán hěn rè qíng

This flower shop clerk is very friendly.

Illustration for 花店店员 (flower shop clerk)

More examples

小丽长大后想当花店店员。xiǎo lì zhǎng dà hòu xiǎng dāng huā diàn diàn yuán

When Xiaoli grows up, she wants to be a flower shop clerk.

Core concept

The person at a flower counter who guides a customer from questions to a flower purchase.

Common phrases

  • 当花店店员dāng huā diàn diàn yuán

    be a flower shop clerk

Similar words

店员diàn yuán: A shop worker who shows customers products and helps them make purchases.

Definition in Chinese

在花店里接待顾客、介绍花并负责销售的工作人员。zài huā diàn lǐ jiē dài gù kè jiè shào huā bìng fù zé xiāo shòu de gōng zuò rén yuán

Word origin

花店 (huādiàn, "flower shop") names the workplace, while 店员 (diànyuán, "shop clerk") names a worker there; together, they mean the clerk who works in a flower shop.

Usage tips

  • English often uses florist for someone who sells or arranges flowers, but this Chinese word focuses on the worker's role in the shop and does not say that the person designs flowers.

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