diàn

How to write (diàn) in Chinese

(pinyin: diàn, written "dian" or "dian") means shop, store; inn, hotel. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • shop, store; inn, hotel

Stroke order

Examples

那天晚上,我在西安的回民街吃完小吃,准备打车回酒店。
nà tiān wǎn shang, wǒ zài Xī'ān de Huí mín jiē chī wán xiǎo chī, zhǔn bèi dǎ chē huí jiǔ diàn.
That evening, I finished eating snacks on Xi'an's Muslim Street and was about to take a taxi back to my hotel.
上周朋友推荐了一家新开的日料店,周日晚上去试了一下。
shàng zhōu péng you tuī jiàn le yì jiā xīn kāi de rì liào diàn, zhōu rì wǎn shang qù shì le yí xià.
Last week a friend recommended a newly opened Japanese restaurant, so I tried it Sunday evening.
最后我决定坐在楼下的咖啡店等室友回来。点了一杯热茶,看着外面下雨。
zuì hòu wǒ jué dìng zuò zài lóu xià de kā fēi diàn děng shì yǒu huí lái. diǎn le yì bēi rè chá, kàn zhe wài miàn xià yǔ.
In the end I decided to wait at the coffee shop downstairs until my roommate came back. Ordered a cup of hot tea, watched the rain outside.
二十分钟后,一个小男孩在另一家店门口找到了我的钱包,东西全都在。我向那位老板道谢,他只是笑笑说:出门在外,大家互相照顾。
èr shí fēn zhōng hòu, yí ge xiǎo nán hái zài lìng yì jiā diàn mén kǒu zhǎo dào le wǒ de qián bāo, dōng xi quán dōu zài. wǒ xiàng nà wèi lǎo bǎn dào xiè, tā zhǐ shì xiào xiao shuō: chū mén zài wài, dà jiā hù xiāng zhào gù.
Twenty minutes later, a little boy found my wallet at the entrance of another shop. Everything was still in it. I thanked the vendor, but he just smiled and said: when you're away from home, we all look out for each other.

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