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    常連店 (chánglián diàn - a regular's shop)

    Grammar & Usage

    noun
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    How it works

    This is a compound noun formed by '常連 (chánglián)' meaning 'regular patron' or 'frequent visitor' and '店 (diàn)' meaning 'shop' or 'store'. It describes a shop or establishment that someone visits regularly, indicating familiarity and loyalty.

    Sample sentences

    這家咖啡館是我的常連店，老闆認識我。

    This coffee shop is my regular haunt; the owner knows me.

    他每天下班後都會去那間居酒屋，那是他的常連店。

    Every day after work, he goes to that izakaya; it's his regular's shop.

    我喜歡去常連店，因為那裡有熟悉的人和味道。

    I like going to my regular shop because there are familiar people and flavors there.

    Quick facts

    etymology_note:While '常連' is a word present in Chinese with a similar meaning (frequent visitor, regular customer), its usage in the compound '常連店' specifically to mean 'a regular's shop' is often influenced by or directly borrowed from the Japanese '常連店 (jōren-ten)', which carries this exact nuance. The Chinese term for a shop frequented by regulars is more commonly expressed as '常去的店 (cháng qù de diàn)' or '老主顧的店 (lǎo zhǔgù de diàn)', though '常連店' is understandable and increasingly used, especially in contexts with Japanese cultural influence.

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    Example

    這家咖啡館是我的常連店，老闆認識我。

    This coffee shop is my regular haunt; the owner knows me.

    他每天下班後都會去那間居酒屋，那是他的常連店。

    Every day after work, he goes to that izakaya; it's his regular's shop.

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