微店

wēidiàn

noun

Measure Word

一家微店 jiā

Meanings

1 WeChat-based micro shop
2 small online store run through social media

Characters

tiny, micro; also short for WeChat

Examples

她辞职后开了一家微店卖手工饰品。

Tā cízhí hòu kāi le yì jiā wēidiàn mài shǒugōng shìpǐn.

After quitting her job, she opened a micro shop selling handmade jewelry.

我在朋友的微店买了几盒茶叶。

Wǒ zài péngyou de wēidiàn mǎi le jǐ hé cháyè.

I bought a few boxes of tea from my friend's micro shop.

微店门槛低，一个人就能经营。

Wēidiàn ménkǎn dī, yí ge rén jiù néng jīngyíng.

Micro shops have a low barrier to entry — one person can run them alone.

Tips

culture

微店 refers to small shops that live inside social apps like WeChat rather than on Taobao or JD. The word is also the name of the 微店 (Weidian) platform launched in 2013, which helped kickstart 微商 (micro-commerce).

Stroke Order

微 wēi

店 diàn