If you are shopping for something specific when visiting a Mandarin-speaking country, make sure you go to the right store. This list of common types of retailers will steer you in the right direction.
The generic term for "store" is "diàn" which is used for most small stores which sell common items.
More exclusive types of retailers (like jewelers) may be referred to as "lóu" or "fáng" which roughly translates as "house."
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| department store | bǎi huò gōng sī | 百貨公司 |
| supermarket | chāo jí shì chǎng | 超級市場 |
| traditional market | shì chǎng | 市場 |
| bakery | miàn bāo diàn | 麵包店 |
| grocery store | zá huò diàn | 雜貨店 |
| drugstore | yào fáng | 藥房 |
| flower shop | huā diàn | 花店 |
| shoe store | xié diàn | 鞋店 |
| clothing store | fú shì diàn | 服飾店 |
| sporting goods | tǐ yù yòng pǐn diàn | 體育用品店 |
| jewelry store | yín lóu | 銀樓 |
| watches and clocks | zhōng biǎo diàn | 鐘錶店 |
| toy store | wán jù diàn | 玩具店 |
| furniture store | jiā jū diàn | 家俱店 |
| bookstore | shū diàn | 書店 |
| stationary store | wén jù diàn | 文具店 |
| hardware store | wǔ jīn háng | 五金行 |
| photo processing | zhào xiàng guăn | 照相館 |
| printing | yìn shuà diàn | 印刷店 |
| tailor / dressmaker | cái fèng shī | 裁縫師 |
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