How to say “convenience store” in Chinese
convenience store
“Convenience store” in Chinese is 便利店, biàn lì diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
便利店 is read biàn lì diàn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In other words it is read biàn, “convenient”.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 刂 “knife”: a sharp knife cuts the ears of grain.
On top, 广 “shelter”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “便利店”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 便利店. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家便利店二十四小时营业zhèjiābiànlìdiànèrshísìxiǎoshíyíngyèThis convenience store is open 24 hours.
- 便利店里有各种日用品biànlìdiànliyǒugèzhǒngrìyòngpǐnThe convenience store has all kinds of everyday items.
More words from the lesson “The convenience store”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “convenience store” in Chinese?
“Convenience store” in Chinese is 便利店, pinyin biànlìdiàn.
What does 便利店 mean?
便利店 (biànlìdiàn) means “convenience store”.
How do you write 便利店?
便利店 is 3 characters: 便 (pián) — part of “cheap”; 利 (lì) — benefit, profit; sharp; 店 (diàn) — shop, store. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 便利店?
便利店 is read biànlìdiàn. Tones: biàn — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“convenience store” in the lesson “The convenience store”
This word is from the topic “Shopping” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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