How to say “shop” in Chinese
shop, store
“Shop” in Chinese is 店铺, diàn pù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
店铺 is read diàn pù: 2 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
On top, 广 “shelter”.
On the left, 钅 “metal”; on the right, 甫 fǔ hints at the reading. “Spread” is pū; “shop” (店铺) is pù.
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 “店铺”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 店铺. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把店铺转让给了朋友tābǎdiànpùzhuǎnrànggěilepéngyouHe signed his shop over to a friend.
More words from the lesson “In stock?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shop” in Chinese?
“Shop” in Chinese is 店铺, pinyin diànpù.
What does 店铺 mean?
店铺 (diànpù) means “shop, store”.
How do you write 店铺?
店铺 is 2 characters: 店 (diàn) — shop, store; 铺 (pū) — spread out; shop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 店铺?
店铺 is read diànpù. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, pù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“shop” in the lesson “In stock?”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” of HSK 6. 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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