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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[diàn]
  1. 1. noun [商店] shop (英) {或} store (美)
  2. 2. noun [旅店] hotel

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[diàn]
  1. 1. noun shop; store
    服装
    clothing store
    文具
    stationer's
  2. 2. noun inn
    stop at an inn

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[diàn]
  1. 1. 出售货物的铺子
  2. 2. 设备简单的小旅馆
    前不挨村,后不着
  3. 3. 用于地名
    驻马(在河南)
    长辛(在北京)

Examples

这付药他跑了好几家才配好。
这家用了太多彩饰,显得色彩过多,有些繁琐。
This shop uses too many colorful decorations, which makes it look kind of fussy.
这家专门出售菜秧。
This store specializes in selling vegetable seedling.
这家就可以冲扩胶卷,不用去别的地方了。
This shop can both develop photos and enlarge prints. You don’t need to go to another shop.
出号的鞋子真是不好买,转了好多也没找到。
It is really difficult to find shoes in size XXL, I have visited several shops and still can't find a single pair.
这家音像大全,我经常过去看。
I always go to the audio and video shop because their collection is very comprehensive.
天下何啻这一家,你还是再去别处转转。
There are far more shops. You'd better go somewhere else.
去这家灯具买两只节能灯吧。
Lets go into the store and buy two energy-saving lights.
跑了几家,他总算买到了可意的电脑。
He finally bought a satisfying computer after looking in several shops.
这家一直亏折,生意实在是做不下去了!
This shop has been running a deficit and can hardly continue with its business.

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