백화점

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department store

🏬 百貨店 = hundred (백) + goods (화) + shop (점)

A store selling a hundred kinds of goods. 백 (百) is hundred, 화 (貨) is goods as in 화물 (cargo), and 점 (店) is shop as in 서점 (bookshop) or 편의점 (convenience store).

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