淘宝店

淘寶店

táobǎodiàn

noun

Measure Word

一家淘宝店 jiā

Meanings

1 a Taobao shop
2 a store on Taobao (Alibaba's C2C marketplace)

Characters

to dig / sift for treasure

Examples

她大学期间开了一家淘宝店卖汉服。

Tā dàxué qījiān kāile yī jiā táobǎodiàn mài hànfú.

She opened a Taobao shop selling hanfu while in university.

这款手机壳在好几家淘宝店都有卖。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujīké zài hǎo jǐ jiā táobǎodiàn dōu yǒu mài.

This phone case is sold in several Taobao shops.

Tips

culture

淘宝店 is the classic C2C storefront on Alibaba's Taobao (launched 2003). Low barrier to entry — anyone with an ID and a payment account can open one — which is why 淘宝店主 became a default description for Chinese small-business side-hustlers in the 2010s.

Stroke Order

淘 táo

宝 bǎo

店 diàn