商超

Traditional form:

商超

Pinyin (reading):

shāngchāo

Definitions:

• superstore – a hybrid retail format combining department store 商場／商场 (shāngchǎng) (branded goods) and supermarket 超市 (chāoshì) (self-service groceries)

Characters:

• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass

Traditional characters:

• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass