time-honored brand; old established shop
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
time-honored shop or brand; long-standing store with a good reputation
Often refers to traditional businesses with decades or centuries of history, recognized as cultural heritage. Can also refer to the brand itself rather than just the physical shop.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiā家
yǒu有
jìn近
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
de的
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
。
This is a time-honored shop with nearly a hundred years of history.
Běi北
jīng京
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhù著
míng名
de的
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
，
bǐ比
rú如
Quán全
jù聚
dé德
hé和
Tóng同
rén仁
táng堂
。
Beijing has many famous time-honored brands, such as Quanjude and Tongrentang.
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Zhè这
jiā家
zhōng中
yào药
pù铺
shì是
chéng城
lǐ里
jǐn仅
cún存
de的
jǐ几
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
zhī之
yī一
。
This traditional Chinese medicine shop is one of the few remaining time-honored stores in the city.