Chinese Word: 贸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贸 (Trad.: 貿)HSK 5

Pinyin: mào

English Definition: commerce; trade

Chinese Definition:
①交换财物等商业活动：贸易。贸迁(贩运买卖)。财贸。外贸。
②冒冒失失或轻率的样子：贸然而来。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:卯 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 卯 [ mǎo ] 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 贪

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贸易HSK 5	mào yì	(commercial) trade; Classifiers: 个
经贸	jīng mào	trade
外贸	wài mào	foreign trade
世界贸易组织HSK 5	shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī	World Trade Organization (WTO)
商贸	shāng mào	trade and commerce

1		wǒ men 我们 xī wàng 希望 jiā qiáng 加强 guó jì 国际 mào yì 贸易 fā zhǎn 发展。 We hope to strengthen the development of international trade.
2		mào yì zhàn 贸易战 ràng 让 hěn duō 很多 yuán cái liào 原材料 dōu 都 zhǎng jià 涨价 le 了。 The trade war has led to price increases for many raw materials.
3		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 de 的 zhǔ yào 主要 yè wù 业务 shì 是 chū kǒu mào yì 出口贸易。 The main business of this company is export trade.
4		shuāng fāng 双方 jiù 就 duō ge 多个 mào yì 贸易 wèn tí 问题 jìn xíng 进行 le 了 tǎo lùn 讨论。 Both sides discussed several trade issues.
5		zhōng guó 中国 shì 是 shì jiè 世界 shàng 上 zuì dà 最大 de 的 mào yì guó 贸易国 zhī yī 之一。 China is one of the largest trading nations in the world.

1		wǒ men 我们 xī wàng 希望 jiā qiáng 加强 guó jì 国际 mào yì 贸易 fā zhǎn 发展。 We hope to strengthen the development of international trade.
2		mào yì zhàn 贸易战 ràng 让 hěn duō 很多 yuán cái liào 原材料 dōu 都 zhǎng jià 涨价 le 了。 The trade war has led to price increases for many raw materials.
3		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 de 的 zhǔ yào 主要 yè wù 业务 shì 是 chū kǒu mào yì 出口贸易。 The main business of this company is export trade.
4		shuāng fāng 双方 jiù 就 duō ge 多个 mào yì 贸易 wèn tí 问题 jìn xíng 进行 le 了 tǎo lùn 讨论。 Both sides discussed several trade issues.
5		zhōng guó 中国 shì 是 shì jiè 世界 shàng 上 zuì dà 最大 de 的 mào yì guó 贸易国 zhī yī 之一。 China is one of the largest trading nations in the world.