"shopkeeper" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 店主
• 店老板

Definition

Shopkeeper 指的是拥有或管理一家小商店、直接向顾客出售商品的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指经营小型独立商店的人，不太用来指大型商场的管理者。更常见于英式英语，在美式英语里较少使用。

Examples

The shopkeeper greeted every customer with a smile.

**店主**对每位顾客都面带微笑地打招呼。

The shopkeeper closes the shop at 8 p.m.

**店主**在晚上八点关店。

I asked the shopkeeper for help finding the milk.

我向**店主**寻求帮助找牛奶。

The local shopkeeper always knows everyone’s name.

本地的**店主**总是知道每个人的名字。

After years in the neighborhood, the shopkeeper became a friend to many.

多年在社区经营后，这位**店主**成了许多人的朋友。

If you’re ever short on cash, the shopkeeper might let you pay later.

如果你临时没带钱，**店主**有时会让你之后再付。