中国最大无人书店正式营业 China's largest self-service bookstore opens in Shenzen

The Longgangcheng branch of Shenzhen Bookmall undergoes test run in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, July 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

Self-service bookstore(无人书店), facial recognition(面部识别), and mobile payment(移动支付) became a reality(现实) in Longgangcheng(龙岗城) branch of Shenzhen Bookmall after the mall concluded(结束) its trial operation(试营业) and opened officially(正式营业) on July 18, 2018, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The Longgangcheng branch of Shenzhen Bookmall undergoes test run in Shenzhen, July 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

As the first high-end(高端) intelligent book mall in Shenzhen, the Longgangcheng branch is spread over 7 floors(层), covering 35,800 square meters of reading area.

The Abu e self-service bookstore. [Photo/VCG]

The "Abu e self-service store(阿布e无人书店)" remains the most eye-catching book store in the mall. Located on the first floor, it is not only the first self-service bookstore in Shenzhen, but also the largest one nationwide.

A customer demonstrates registration via QR code scanning at the Abu e self-service bookstore in Longgangcheng branch, Shenzhen Bookmall, July 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

The intelligent system of the store enables customers to enter the store via(通过) scanning(扫描) a QR code(二维码), and locate books through intelligent identification technology based on Internet of Things.

Self-service checkouts counter at the Abu e self-service bookstore. [Photo/VCG]

The system can also provide book information at the checkouts(结账) counter(柜台), and customers(顾客) can pay(支付) the bill(账单) through mobile payment apps such as Tencent's WeChat and Alibaba's Alipay.

Customers can pay the bill through mobile payment apps such as Tencent's WeChat and Alibaba's Alipay. [Photo/VCG]

The self-service bookstore also has smart(智能) advertising box, smart water bar, access control identification system, as well as commodity display and management system to better serve(服务) the readers(读者).

A customer scans her face to get into the Abu e self-service bookstore. [Photo/VCG]

词汇 Words:

[shū diàn] 书店 bookstore
[yíng yè] 营业 operation
[shí bié] 识别 recognition
[zhī fù] 支付 payment
[xiàn shí] 现实 reality
[èr wéi mǎ] 二维码 QR code
[jié zhàng] 结账 checkout
[guì tái] 柜台 counter
[gù kè] 顾客 customer
[zhàng dān] 账单 bill
[zhì néng] 智能 smart
[sǎo miáo] 扫描 scan

重点词汇 Key word:

无

• <动词 v.> not have; there is not; be without
  E.g. Wǒ shēn wú fēn wén。
  我身无分文。
  I haven't got a penny.

• <副词 adv.> not
  E.g. Zhèyàng yě wúfáng。
  这样也无妨。
  It's just as well.

• <动词 v.> regardless of; no matter what
  E.g. Shì wú dàxiǎo, tā dōu guānxīn。
  事无大小,他都关心。
  Everything, big and small, concerns him.