小店

xiǎodiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 small shop
  2. 2 little store

Examples

Hútòng lǐ yǒu yì jiā mài zǎocān de xiǎodiàn.
There's a little shop in the alley that sells breakfast.
Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn suīrán xiǎo, dànshì shēngyì hěn hǎo.
This little shop is small, but business is good.

Tips

culture
Shopkeepers often refer to their own store modestly as 小店 — 'our humble shop' — even when it's not particularly small. You'll hear 欢迎光临小店 ('welcome to my humble shop') as a polite greeting.
usage
Also a placename: 小店 (Xiaodian District) is the main urban district of Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi Province's capital. Context makes the intended meaning obvious.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
diàn