小店

xiǎodiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 small shop
  2. 2 little store

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn suīrán xiǎo, dànshì shēngyì hěn hǎo.
This little shop is small, but business is good.
HSK 5
Hútòng lǐ yǒu yì jiā mài zǎocān de xiǎodiàn.
There's a little shop in the alley that sells breakfast.

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: 小店区 (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