🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

百货商店

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǎihuò shāngdiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Department-store/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt stɔːr/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在市中心的百货商店买了一件新裙子。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large retail establishment that sells a wide variety of goods organized into different sections or departments.

    "She bought a new dress at the department store downtown."
  2. 2

    A retail store that offers a range of products, including clothing, household items, and electronics, often arranged by departments.

    "The department store had a special sale on electronics last weekend."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'department store' originated in the mid-19th century, combining 'department', from the French 'département', meaning a distinct part or division, and 'store', derived from the Old French 'estorer', meaning to store or place. This evolution reflects the growth of retail spaces that offered a variety of goods under one roof.

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