shop; counter; store
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
shop; store; business premises
archaicRefers to the physical storefront or business establishment, common in pre-modern and some traditional contexts. Less common in modern everyday speech but still understood, especially in historical or period dramas.
Zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
zài在
guì柜
shang上
zhāo招
hu呼
kè客
rén人
。
The shopkeeper is attending to customers in the shop.
Zhè这
bù布
liào料
shì是
gāng刚
cóng从
guì柜
shang上
jìn进
de的
xīn新
huò货
。
This fabric is new stock just brought in by the store.
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Yǒu有
shén什
me么
shì事
，
dào到
guì柜
shang上
shuō说
qù去
。
If you have any business, take it up at the shop.
noun
counter; desk; front office
archaicSpecifically refers to the counter where transactions happen, or the front office/accounting room of a traditional business. Implies the location where business is conducted.
Qián钱
dōu都
shōu收
zài在
guì柜
shang上
le了
。
The money has all been taken in at the counter.
Nǐ你
qù去
zhǎo找
guì柜
shang上
de的
huǒ伙
jì计
wèn问
wen问
jià价
gé格
。
Go ask the clerk at the counter about the price.