Word: 店 (diàn)

不愧是名店，这菜真好吃！

Búkuì shì míng diàn, zhè cài zhēn hǎochī!

It deserves its reputation as a famous restaurant, this dish is delicious!

“两元店”是我最喜欢的商店。

“Liǎng yuán diàn”shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shāngdiàn.

“One dollar store” is my favorite store.

两家店的价位差不多。

Liǎng jiā diàn de jiàwèi chàbùduō.

The price levels at the two shops are about the same.

两家店的价格差额很大。

Liǎng jiā diàn de jiàgé chā'é hěn dà.

The price difference between the two shops is big.

他借助朋友的力量开了店。

Tā jièzhù péngyou de lìliang kāile diàn.

He drew on his friends' support to open a shop.

他回店里去了。

Tā huí diàn lǐ qùle.

He went back to the store.

传说那家店明年要搬到别的地方。

Chuánshuō nà jiā diàn míngnián yào bān dào biéde dìfang.

They say that shop is moving somewhere else next year.

你们这里有礼品店吗？

Nǐmen zhèlǐ yǒu lǐpǐn diàn ma?

Do you have a gift shop here?

你在别的店比价了吗？

Nǐ zài biéde diàn bǐjià le ma?

Have you compared prices at other shops?

你知道这家店的地址以及电话吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiā diàn de dìzhǐ yǐjí diànhuà ma?

Do you know this shop's address and phone number?

全部的店都关了。

Quánbù de diàn dōu guānle.

All the shops are now closed.

公司打算把店扩展到外地。

Gōngsī dǎsuàn bǎ diàn kuòzhǎn dào wàidì.

The company plans to extend its stores to other cities.

关店后老板每晚都要算账。

Guān diàn hòu lǎobǎn měiwǎn dōu yào suànzhàng.

After closing the shop, the owner does the accounts every night.

兹证明他在本店工作过。

Zī zhèngmíng tā zài běn diàn gōngzuòguo.

This is to certify that he has worked at this store.

她想买下这家店的股份。

Tā xiǎng mǎixià zhè jiā diàn de gǔfèn.

She wants to buy a share in this shop.

她打算明年接替爸爸管理这家店。

Tā dǎsuàn míngnián jiētì bàba guǎnlǐ zhè jiā diàn.

She plans to take over running this shop from her dad next year.

她正在一家珠宝店买珠宝。

Tā zhèngzài yìjiā zhūbǎo diàn mǎi zhūbǎo.

She is buying jewelry in a jewelry store.

店要搬家，所以正在清仓。

Diàn yào bānjiā, suǒyǐ zhèngzài qīngcāng.

The shop is moving, so it's clearing out its stock.

店里一直亏损，老板很发愁。

Diàn lǐ yìzhí kuīsǔn, lǎobǎn hěn fāchóu.

The shop keeps losing money, and the owner is very worried.

店里人手不够，你能来帮忙吗？

Diàn lǐ rénshǒu búgòu, nǐ néng lái bāngmáng ma?

The shop is short of hands. Can you come help?

店里清仓，所有鞋都打三折。

Diàn lǐ qīngcāng, suǒyǒu xié dōu dǎ sānzhé.

The shop is having a clearance sale, and all shoes are seventy percent off.

店里的东西一律八折。

Diàn lǐ de dōngxi yílǜ bā zhé.

Everything in the store is twenty percent off.

店里的东西一概不能退换。

Diàn lǐ de dōngxi yígài bùnéng tuìhuàn.

Nothing in the shop can be returned or exchanged, without exception.

店里的招牌该换新的了。

Diàn lǐ de zhāopai gāi huàn xīn de le.

The sign of the shop needs to be replaced with a new one.

店里的玉器为什么这么贵？

Diàn lǐ de yùqì wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is the jade ware in this shop so expensive?

店里的酱料可以自己调。

Diàn lǐ de jiàngliào kěyǐ zìjǐ diào.

You can mix the sauces yourself at this restaurant.

店门口来买票的人络绎不绝。

Diàn ménkǒu lái mǎipiào de rén luòyìbùjué.

People keep coming to buy tickets at the door of the shop.

开店容易守店难

kāidiàn róngyì shǒu diàn nán

opening a shop is easy, keeping it going is hard

开这家店不是为了营利。

Kāi zhè jiā diàn bú shì wèile yínglì.

I didn't open this shop to make money.

怪不得这家店人多，菜真好吃。

Guàibùde zhè jiā diàn rén duō, cài zhēn hǎochī.

So that's why this restaurant is busy. The food is really good.

总而言之，这家店不错。

Zǒng'éryánzhī, zhè jiā diàn búcuò.

In short, this shop is pretty good.

我不会在这家店买任何东西。

Wǒ búhuì zài zhè jiā diàn mǎi rènhé dōngxi.

I wouldn't buy anything in this store.

我在这家店买了这支手表。

Wǒ zài zhè jiā diàn mǎile zhè zhī shǒubiǎo.

I bought this watch at the store.

我很喜欢逛二手书店和二手衣店。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuan guàng èrshǒu shūdiàn hé èrshǒu yī diàn.

I like shopping in used-book stores and in used-clothing shops.

我母亲在水果店买了好几个苹果。

Wǒ mǔqīn zài shuǐguǒ diàn mǎile hǎo jǐ ge píngguǒ.

My mother bought several apples at the fruit store.

我的车在店里修理中。

Wǒ de chē zài diàn lǐ xiūlǐ zhōng.

My car's in the shop.

把两家店的价格对比一下。

Bǎ liǎng jiā diàn de jiàgé duìbǐ yíxià.

Compare the prices at the two shops.

明天下午我在我妈妈的衣服店里。

Míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒ zài wǒ māma de yīfu diàn lǐ.

Tomorrow afternoon, I will be inside my mom's clothing store.

本店即日起开始打折。

Běn diàn jírì qǐ kāishǐ dǎzhé.

Starting today, this shop is offering discounts.

李明家下面那家衣服店。

Lǐ míng jiā xiàmiàn nà jiā yīfu diàn.

The clothes shop just after Li Ming's house.

棉花店里挂绷弓儿，不弹

miánhua diàn lǐ guà bēng gōng ér, bú dàn

hanging a cotton-fluffing bow in a cotton shop: not fluffing (not talking)

死店活人开

sǐ diàn huórén kāi

a dead shop is run by living people

水果店从批发商进货。

Shuǐguǒ diàn cóng pīfāshāng jìnhuò.

The fruit shop buys its stock from a wholesaler.

水果店的枣今天很便宜。

Shuǐguǒ diàn de zǎo jīntiān hěn piányi.

The jujubes at the fruit shop are cheap today.

瓷器店里翻跟头,少不了磕磕碰碰

cíqì diàn li fāngēntou,shàobùliǎo kē kēpèng pèng

turning somersaults in a porcelain shop: bound to bump and knock into things

网上有传言说这家店要关门了。

Wǎngshàng yǒu chuányán shuō zhè jiā diàn yào guānmén le.

There's a rumor online that this shop is going to close.

老店一直沿用传统配方。

Lǎo diàn yìzhí yányòng chuántǒng pèifāng.

The old shop has always kept using its traditional recipe.

老店的生意渐渐衰落了。

Lǎo diàn de shēngyi jiànjiàn shuāiluòle.

The old shop's business gradually went downhill.

节日前，店里的客人源源不断。

Jiérì qián, diàn lǐ de kèrén yuányuán-búduàn.

Before the holiday, customers came into the shop in a continuous stream.

药材店里的抹台布,甜酸苦辣样样都得沾点儿

yàocái diàn lǐ de mǒ táibù,tiánsuānkǔlà yàngyàng dōu de zhān diǎnr

the counter cloth in a herbal medicine shop: has to touch sweet, sour, bitter and spicy alike

诚信是这家店经营的纲领。

Chéngxìn shì zhè jiā diàn jīngyíng de gānglǐng.

Honesty is the guiding principle of how this shop is run.

请问，这款你们店里有吗？

Qǐngwèn, zhè kuǎn nǐmen diàn lǐ yǒu ma?

Excuse me, do you have any of these in your store?

谢谢你们来店里捧场！

Xièxie nǐmen lái diàn lǐ pěngchǎng!

Thank you all for supporting our shop!

过了这个村儿，没这个店儿

guò le zhège cūn ér, méi zhège diàn ér

once past this village, there's no such inn

过了这个村，没这个店

guò le zhège cūn, méi zhège diàn

once past this village, there's no such inn

这个店的苹果不大。

Zhège diàn de píngguǒ bú dà.

This shop's apples are not big.

这几年生意萧条，店都关了。

Zhè jǐnián shēngyi xiāotiáo, diàn dōu guānle.

Business has been in a slump these past few years, and the shops have closed.

这家店专门收买旧书和旧杂志。

Zhè jiā diàn zhuānmén shōumǎi jiùshū hé jiù zázhì.

This shop specializes in buying old books and magazines.

这家店也零售大米吗？

Zhè jiā diàn yě língshòu dàmǐ ma?

Does this shop also sell rice in small amounts?

这家店从9点开到18点。

Zhè jiā diàn cóng jiǔ diǎn kāi dào shíbā diǎn.

This shop is open from 9am to 6pm.

这家店凡是红色的衣服都打折。

Zhè jiā diàn fánshì hóngsè de yīfu dōu dǎzhé.

At this shop, all the red clothes are discounted.

这家店卖口罩赚了暴利。

Zhè jiā diàn mài kǒuzhào zhuànle bàolì.

This shop made huge profits selling face masks.

这家店卖各种漂亮的家居用品。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒng piàoliang de jiājū yòngpǐn.

This shop sells all kinds of nice home furnishings.

这家店卖各种百货。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒng bǎihuò.

This shop sells all kinds of general merchandise.

这家店卖很多本地水果。

Zhè jiā diàn mài hěn duō běndì shuǐguǒ.

This shop sells a lot of local fruit.

这家店卖的衣服都很高档。

Zhè jiā diàn mài de yīfu dōu hěn gāodàng.

The clothes sold in this shop are all high quality.

这家店卖的陶瓷很漂亮。

Zhè jiā diàn mài de táocí hěn piàoliang.

The pottery and porcelain sold in this shop is very beautiful.

这家店在卖蔬菜。

Zhè jiā diàn zài mài shūcài.

This store is currently selling vegetables.

这家店常有大宗订单。

Zhè jiā diàn cháng yǒu dàzōng dìngdān.

This shop often gets large orders.

这家店无条件接受退货。

Zhè jiā diàn wútiáojiàn jiēshòu tuìhuò.

This shop accepts returns with no conditions.

这家店标榜纯手工制作。

Zhè jiā diàn biāobǎng chún shǒugōng zhìzuò.

This shop advertises that everything is purely handmade.

这家店用低价吸引客人。

Zhè jiā diàn yòng dījià xīyǐn kèrén.

This shop uses low prices to attract customers.

这家店的作息时间是什么？

Zhè jiā diàn de zuòxīshíjiān shì shénme?

What are this shop's opening and closing hours?

这家店的冰激凌多少钱一个？

Zhè jiā diàn de bīngjīlíng duōshǎo qián yí gè?

How much is one ice cream at this shop?

这家店的商品很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de shāngpǐn hěn piányi.

The goods in this shop are very cheap.

这家店的商品都很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de shāngpǐn dōu hěn piányi.

The goods in this shop are all very cheap.

这家店的四川火锅非常正宗。

Zhè jiā diàn de Sìchuān huǒguō fēicháng zhèngzōng.

The Sichuan hotpot at this restaurant is very authentic.

这家店的客人源源不断。

Zhè jiā diàn de kèrén yuányuán-búduàn.

Customers keep streaming into this shop.

这家店的小吃卖得很快。

Zhè jiā diàn de xiǎochī mài de hěn kuài.

The snacks at this shop sell out fast.

这家店的烤鸭很有名。

Zhè jiā diàn de kǎoyā hěn yǒumíng.

This restaurant's roast duck is very famous.

这家店的秘方鲜为人知。

Zhè jiā diàn de mìfāng xiǎnwéirénzhī.

The secret recipe of this shop is known to very few.

这家店的羊肉很新鲜。

Zhè jiā diàn de yángròu hěn xīnxiān.

The mutton at this restaurant is very fresh.

这家店的药膳汤很适合冬天喝。

Zhè jiā diàn de yàoshàn tāng hěn shìhé dōngtiān hē.

The medicinal soup at this restaurant is perfect for drinking in winter.

这家店的菜好吃又平价。

Zhè jiā diàn de cài hǎochī yòu píngjià.

The food at this place is tasty and reasonably priced.

这家店的豆浆又热又香。

Zhè jiā diàn de dòujiāng yòu rè yòu xiāng.

The soy milk at this shop is hot and fragrant.

这家店的面积大于那家。

Zhè jiā diàn de miànjī dàyú nà jiā.

This shop is bigger in area than that one.

这家店的饮品很便宜。

Zhè jiā diàn de yǐnpǐn hěn piányi.

The drinks at this shop are cheap.

这家店的鲜花每天早上送到。

Zhè jiā diàn de xiānhuā měitiān zǎoshang sòng dào.

This shop gets its fresh flowers delivered every morning.

这家老店以面条驰名。

Zhè jiā lǎo diàn yǐ miàntiáo chímíng.

This old shop is famous for its noodles.

这是他的店。

Zhè shì tā de diàn.

This is his shop.

这是我们店独家销售的产品。

Zhè shì wǒmen diàn dújiā xiāoshòu de chǎnpǐn.

This is a product sold exclusively by our store.

这款手机店里有现货吗？

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī diàn lǐ yǒu xiànhuò ma?

Does the shop have this phone in stock?

这道菜堪称本店一绝。

Zhè dào cài kānchēng běn diàn yì jué.

This dish can be said to be the restaurant's specialty.

那个店的菜太贵。

Nàge diàn de cài tài guì.

That restaurant's too expensive.

那个店里没有合我尺寸的帽子。

Nàge diàn lǐ méiyǒu hé wǒ chǐcun de màozi.

There were no hats in that store that fit me.

那几家老店这两年相继关门了。

Nà jǐ jiā lǎo diàn zhè liǎng nián xiāngjì guānmén le.

Those old shops closed one after another over the past two years.

那家店专门卖字画和卷轴。

Nà jiā diàn zhuānmén mài zìhuà hé juànzhóu.

That shop specializes in calligraphy, paintings and scrolls.

那家店卖报纸和杂志。

Nà jiā diàn mài bàozhǐ hé zázhì.

That store sells newspapers and magazines.

那家店卖笔记本吗？

Nà jiā diàn mài bǐjìběn ma?

Do they sell notebooks at that store?

那家店有很多客人。

Nà jiā diàn yǒu hěn duō kèrén.

That shop has many customers.