Writing
商店 (shāngdiàn) — how to say "store" in Chinese
商店
Store, shop
noun
Character composition
商
commerce; business
店
store; shop
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
广
Dotted cliff
#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
商店里
shāngdiàn lǐ
in the store
一家商店
yì jiā shāngdiàn
a store
去商店
qù shāngdiàn
go to the store
Examples
今天我去商店买东西，我很高兴。
Today I go to the store to buy things, I am very happy.
我去商店
I go to the store.
Mnemonic
[shāngdiàn-] Shane Dancer opens his very own 商店 store 🏪. He is the merchant 商 who sells dancing shoes, and he sets up a small shop 店 stage in the back for live performances. Every day, as the 商店 store opens, Shane twirls in, inviting customers to dance their way in!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "store" in Chinese?
"store" in Chinese is 商店 (shāngdiàn).
Shangdian meaning in Chinese
商店 (shāngdiàn) means "Store, shop".
How is 商店 pronounced?
It is pronounced shāngdiàn (written as shangdian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "store" in Chinese characters?
It is written 商店: 商 has 11 strokes, 店 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 商店?
商店 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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