书店 shūdiàn bookstore
How to remember 书店: 书 book + 店 shop = bookstore.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Bookstore' - 去书店买书 (qù shūdiàn mǎi shū) go to the bookshop to buy books. Measure word 家 (jiā).
- 店 (diàn) is the general 'shop' morpheme, as in 商店 store, 饭店 restaurant/hotel.
Example sentences
- 百货商店前有个书店。 Bǎihuòshāngdiàn qiányǒu gè shūdiàn.There is a bookstore in front of the department store.