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友谊商店

Yǒu yì Shāng diàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a6e299d053f98980. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

友誼商店 友谊商店 [You3 yi4 Shang1 dian4] /Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts/

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Other forms in these source records: 友誼商店

  • 友
    yǒu

    friend

  • 谊
    yì

    friendship / also pr. [yí]

  • 商
    shāng

    commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)

    Shāng

    Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) / surname Shang

  • 店
    diàn

    inn / old-style hotel (CL:家[jiā]) / (bound form) shop / store

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