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title: "Shudian Meaning: 书店 (shūdiàn) Means “bookstore”"
description: "书店 (traditional 書店, shūdiàn) means “bookstore”. Hear its tones, see what 书 and 店 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shudian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 书店 mean?

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书店 shūdiàn

## bookstore

## Its characters

1. 书 shū book
2. 店 diàn shop

## In a sentence

我在书店买了一本小说。 I bought a novel at the bookstore.

星期天，我去**书店**买了三本书，还学了两个小时中文。

From [你周末做什么了？ · What did you do at the weekend? (in Chinese)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-did-you-do-at-the-weekend-in-chinese#library-word-89-91)

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## More words with 书 or 店

- [便利店 biànlìdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlidian)
- [店铺 diànpù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianpu)
- [读书 dúshū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dushu)
- [饭店 fàndiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fandian)
- [酒店 jiǔdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiudian)
- [秘书 mìshū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mishu)
- [商店 shāngdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangdian)
- [书包 shūbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shubao)
- [书法 shūfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shufa)
- [书房 shūfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shufang)

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