HSK · Level 12
135 words
Chinese word
买卖
Pronunciation
Pinyinmǎi mài
Meaning
- nounbuying and selling
Example
他在市场做买卖。tā zài shì chǎng zuò mǎi mài
He buys and sells at the market.
More examples
这笔买卖已经谈妥，明天交货。zhè bǐ mǎi mài yǐ jīng tán tuǒ míng tiān jiāo huò
The transaction has already been settled, and the goods will be delivered tomorrow.
Core concept
Commercial dealing seen as a complete exchange: one side acquires something while the other side provides it for payment.
Common phrases
做买卖zuò mǎi mài
do business
买卖合同mǎi mài hé tóng
sales contract
买卖双方mǎi mài shuāng fāng
buyer and seller
Similar words
生意shēng yì: Business carried on to earn money by selling goods or services.
交易jiāo yì: A specific transaction in which goods or services are exchanged for value.
商业shāng yè: Commercial activity involving the production, distribution, and sale of goods or services.
贸易mào yì: The buying and selling of goods or services between countries or regions.
Definition in Chinese
商品或服务在交换过程中双方发生的交易或商业行为，也可指具体的一笔买卖或一门生意。shāng pǐn huò fú wù zài jiāo huàn guò chéng zhōng shuāng fāng fā shēng de jiāo yì huò shāng yè xíng wéi yě kě zhǐ jù tǐ de yì bǐ mǎi mài huò yì mén shēng yì
Word origin
The compound 买 (mǎi, "buy") + 卖 (mài, "sell") names the two matching actions that make up trade and can therefore describe either a transaction or a line of business.
Usage tips
- Unlike English sale, which often focuses on the seller's side, this word naturally presents the buyer-and-seller exchange as a whole.
Other meanings
- transactionnoun
- businessnoun
Opposites
- 赠与zèng yǔgiftnoun
Related words
- 买卖合同mǎi mài hé tóngsales contractnoun
- 买卖双方mǎi mài shuāng fāngbuyer and sellernoun
- 买卖行为mǎi mài xíng wéibuying and selling activitynoun