店 diàn
“inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store”
noun2021 list level 2Measure word 家
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
店 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 39: 店 diàn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 80
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 店
店 (diàn) means "shop, store"; it often appears in compounds such as 商店, 书店 and 饭店 (restaurant/hotel), but it can also be the head noun after a classifier or demonstrative (这家店, 那家店). Shops are commonly counted with the classifier 家, and 店里 means "in/at the shop". The older dictionary sense "inn, old-style hotel" is rare in everyday HSK usage.
例句Example sentences
- 这家店很大。zhè jiā diàn hěn dà.This shop is very big.
- 那家店早上八点开门。nà jiā diàn zǎo shàng bā diǎn kāi mén.That shop opens at eight in the morning.
- 我想去书店买书。wǒ xiǎng qù shū diàn mǎi shū.I want to go to the bookstore to buy books.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我去电里买水果。
✓我去店里买水果。
电 (diàn) means electricity; the word for shop is 店.
易混词Easily confused
店vs电
Both are pronounced diàn, but 电 means electricity (电话, 电视), while 店 means shop and appears in words like 商店, 书店 and 饭店.