Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
买卖
mǎimai
Description
“买卖”是买东西和卖东西的意思，常常指做生意。
"买卖" means buying and selling, often referring to doing business.
我们可以说“做买卖”，就是开店赚钱的意思。
We can say "做买卖", which means running a shop to make money.
Meanings
买卖mǎimai
business; trade; commercial dealing
他家的买卖很好。
His family's business is doing well.
做买卖zuò mǎimai
to do business; run a trade
我想做点小买卖。
I want to do some small business.
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Notes
- Etymology
买 (buy) + 卖 (sell) combine to mean commerce or trade.
- Nuance
买卖 is more colloquial than 生意, often for small shops or deals.
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