The word "实体店" is formed by combining the characters "实体" (shítǐ), meaning "physical entity" or "substantial body", with "店" (diàn), meaning "shop" or "store". The modifier "实体" specifies the nature of the "店", creating a compound term that literally translates to "physical store", used to denote a brick-and-mortar retail location as distinct from an online shop.