Chinese word

交易

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiāo yì

Meaning

  • nountransaction

Example

我们刚完成了一笔交易。wǒ men gāng wán chéng le yì bǐ jiāo yì

We just completed a transaction.

Illustration for 交易 (transaction)

More examples

这家商店每天都有很多交易发生。zhè jiā shāng diàn měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō jiāo yì fā shēng

Many transactions take place at this store every day.

Core concept

A business exchange where goods, services, or other value pass between parties in return for payment or equivalent value.

Common phrases

  • 进行交易jìn xíng jiāo yì

    conduct transactions

  • 完成交易wán chéng jiāo yì

    complete a transaction

  • 网上交易wǎng shàng jiāo yì

    online transactions

Similar words

买卖mǎi mài: The commercial activity of buying and selling goods or services.
贸易mào yì: Broad commercial trade carried out between countries or companies.
生意shēng yì: Commercial activity that sells goods or services to earn profit.

Definition in Chinese

买卖或交换商品、服务以获得利益或价值的行为或过程。mǎi mài huò jiāo huàn shāng pǐn fú wù yǐ huò dé lì yì huò jià zhí de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

The characters 交 (jiāo, "exchange") + 易 (yì, "change") combine the ideas of reciprocal movement and change, forming a word for exchanging value in business.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word has a fairly formal tone and appears often in business, finance, and negotiations rather than casual shopping talk.

Other meanings

  • do businessverb
  • tradenoun
  • commercenoun

Related words

  • 交易所jiāo yì suǒexchangenoun
  • 交易额jiāo yì étransaction amountnoun
  • 交易量jiāo yì liàngtrading volumenoun

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