shop; store
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shop; store; storefront selling goods
informalA suffix '-子' (zi) is often added in spoken language when referring to a physical shop or store. The tone for '子' is neutral.
Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
xīn新
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
shuǐ水
guǒ果
pù铺
zi子
。
A new fruit shop has opened on this street.
Tā他
shì是
nà那
jiā家
lǎo老
yào药
pù铺
zi子
de的
zhǎng掌
guì柜
。
He is the owner of that old herbal medicine shop.
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Wǒ我
zài在
qián前
miàn面
de的
zá杂
huò货
pù铺
zi子
mǎi买
píng瓶
shuǐ水
。
I'll buy a bottle of water at the grocery store up ahead.