bulk-sale store; discount store
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bulk-sale store; discount store
dialectOriginally a Taiwanese Mandarin term from the Japanese 量販店 (ryōhanten). Now used across Greater China to refer to large-scale discount retailers, warehouse clubs, or stores selling goods in bulk at low unit prices.
Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
qù去
liàng量
fàn贩
diàn店
cǎi采
gòu购
le了
yī一
zhōu周
de的
rì日
yòng用
pǐn品
。
We went to the bulk-sale store on the weekend to buy a week's worth of daily necessities.
Zhè这
jiā家
liàng量
fàn贩
diàn店
de的
kuàng矿
quán泉
shuǐ水
bǐ比
chāo超
shì市
pián便
yì宜
hěn很
duō多
。
The bottled water at this discount store is much cheaper than at the supermarket.
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Xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
liàng量
fàn贩
diàn店
yī一
cì次
xìng性
gòu购
mǎi买
dà大
liàng量
shí食
pǐn品
。
Many families like to buy large quantities of food in one go at the warehouse store.