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Referring to 'chain store' with 连锁店 (liánsuǒdiàn)
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Explanation
The noun 连锁店 (liánsuǒdiàn) means "chain store," referring to a retail store that is part of a group of similar stores sharing the same brand and management. It combines 连锁 (chain, linked) with 店 (store). It is commonly used when discussing retail business, competition, and commercial landscapes.
Examples
这条街上开了好几家连锁店。
Zhè tiáo jiē shàng kāi le hǎo jǐ jiā liánsuǒ diàn.
Several chain stores have opened on this street.
那家咖啡连锁店在全国有上千家分店。
Nà jiā kāfēi liánsuǒ diàn zài quánguó yǒu shàng qiān jiā fēndiàn.
That coffee chain has over a thousand branches nationwide.
小商店很难跟大连锁店竞争。
Xiǎo shāngdiàn hěn nán gēn dà liánsuǒ diàn jìngzhēng.
Small shops find it hard to compete with large chain stores.