Usage note
便利店是卖日常用品的小商店。
biàn lì diàn shì mài rì cháng yòng pǐn de xiǎo shāng diàn。
便利店 means a small shop selling daily necessities.
Context note
便利店常用于买零食、饮料和生活用品。
biàn lì diàn cháng yòng yú mǎi líng shí 、 yǐn liào hé shēng huó yòng pǐn。
It is often used to buy snacks, drinks, and daily items.
5 examples
楼下有一家便利店。
lóu xià yǒu yì jiā biàn lì diàn。
There is a convenience store downstairs.
我去便利店买水。
wǒ qù biàn lì diàn mǎi shuǐ。
I am going to the convenience store to buy water.
便利店晚上还开门。
biàn lì diàn wǎn shàng hái kāi mén。
The convenience store is still open at night.
便利店里有零食。
biàn lì diàn lǐ yǒu líng shí。
There are snacks in the convenience store.
她在便利店工作。
tā zài biàn lì diàn gōng zuò。
She works at a convenience store.
5 mini stories
下课后，他去便利店买笔。
xià kè hòu， tā qù biàn lì diàn mǎi bǐ。
After class, he went to the convenience store to buy a pen.
便利店的灯一直亮着。
biàn lì diàn de dēng yì zhí liàng zhe。
The convenience store's lights stay on all the time.
晚上买东西去便利店很方便。
wǎn shàng mǎi dōng xī qù biàn lì diàn hěn fāng biàn。
Going to a convenience store is convenient for nighttime shopping.
孩子喜欢便利店里的饮料。
hái zi xǐ huan biàn lì diàn lǐ de yǐn liào。
The child likes the drinks in the convenience store.
他们在便利店门口见面。
tā men zài biàn lì diàn mén kǒu jiàn miàn。
They met at the convenience store entrance.
Mini dialogue
买文具
A
你的铅笔真好看，在哪儿买的？
Nǐ de qiānbǐ zhēn hǎokàn, zài nǎr mǎi de?
Your pencil is so nice, where did you buy it?
B
在学校旁边的便利店买的。
Zài xuéxiào pángbiān de biànlìdiàn mǎi de.
I bought it at the convenience store next to the school.
放学后
A
我有点饿，我们去便利店买个饭团吧。
Wǒ yǒudiǎn è, wǒmen qù biànlìdiàn mǎi gè fàntuán ba.
I'm a bit hungry, let's go to the convenience store to buy a rice ball.
B
好主意，便利店还有很多好吃的。
Hǎo zhǔyì, biànlìdiàn hái yǒu hěnduō hǎochī de.
Good idea, the convenience store has many tasty things.
Related words and contrasts
related
超市
chāoshì
supermarket
A larger store; 便利店 is much smaller.
similar
小卖部
xiǎomàibù
small shop, kiosk
A tiny neighborhood shop, often in schools or communities.