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diàn

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diàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diàn | dian4
English translation
inn
shop
store
CL: jiā [jiā]
shop, store; inn, hotel

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About diàn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

diàn

Contains the radical

广 Guǎng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

building

Etymology of diàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

广占

Semantic compound

广 Guǎng

Phonetic compound

zhàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 广 Guǎng represents the meaning and zhàn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using diàn

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我们 wǒmen 主要 zhǔyào de 商店 shāngdiàn dōu guàng biàn le .

We shopped all the main shops.

zhè shì diàn zuì guì de 型号 xíng hào .

It's the most expensive model in the shop.

zài jiā 商店 shāngdiàn 购物 gòuwù le , 他们 tā men de 价钱 jià qian tài guì .

I've stopped dealing at that shop; their prices are too high.

男孩 nán hái 逛商店 shí 偷窃 tōu qiè 货物 huò wù bèi zhuā jiāng huì yǒu hǎo 下场 xià chǎng .

He's already been caught shoplifting ; that boy will come to a bad end.

方才 fāng cái shè 几封 xìn de 时候 shíhou , 德雷格理发店 lǐ fà diàn 的铃声 xiǎng lái le .

Picking up the letters, Drago's shopbell ringing.

Words with diàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diàn inn diàn
酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop酒店 jiǔ diàn
商店 shāngdiàn store商店 shāngdiàn
饭店 fàndiàn hotel飯店
店铺 diàn pù store店鋪
书店 shū diàn bookstore書店
药店 yào diàn pharmacy藥店
店主 diàn zhǔ shop owner店主 diàn zhǔ
咖啡店 kā fēi diàn café咖啡店 kā fēi diàn
旅店 lǚ diàn inn旅店 lǚ diàn
店员 diàn yuán shop assistant店員
专卖店 zhuān mài diàn specialty store專賣店
连锁店 lián suǒ diàn chain store連鎖店
店面 diàn miàn shop front店面 diàn miàn
小店 xiǎo diàn small store小店 xiǎo diàn
杂货店 zá huò diàn grocery store雜貨店
理发店 lǐ fà diàn barber's shop理髮店
分店 fēn diàn annex分店 fēn diàn
开店 kāi diàn to open shop開店
洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment)洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn
花店 huā diàn flower shop花店 huā diàn
快餐店 kuài cān diàn fast food shop快餐店 kuài cān diàn
店家 diàn jiā landlord店家 diàn jiā

diàn Decomposition & Compounds

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diàn Decomposition

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diàn Compounds

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