Chinese word

商贩

Pronunciation

Pinyinshāng fàn

Meaning

  • nounvendor

Example

市场上有很多商贩在卖水果。shì chǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō shāng fàn zài mài shuí guǒ

There are many vendors selling fruit at the market.

Illustration for 商贩 (vendor)

More examples

夜市的商贩晚上生意很好。yè shì de shāng fàn wǎn shàng shēng yì hěn hǎo

Business is very good for the night-market vendors at night.

Core concept

A small-scale seller who offers goods directly in a market, on a street, or from a modest stall.

Common phrases

  • 夜市商贩yè shì shāng fàn

    night-market vendor

  • 小摊商贩xiǎo tān shāng fàn

    small-stall vendor

  • 当地商贩dāng dì shāng fàn

    local vendor

Similar words

小贩xiǎo fàn: A peddler who sells small items in a market or along the street.
摊贩tān fàn: A stallholder who sells goods from a temporary or open-air stand.
商人shāng rén: A trader who buys and sells goods as a business.
店主diàn zhǔ: A person who owns or manages a shop.

Definition in Chinese

在市场、街头或其他场所出售商品的个人或小型商人。zài shì chǎng jiē tóu huò qí tā cháng suǒ chū shòu shāng pǐn de gè rén huò xiǎo xíng shāng rén

Word origin

商 (shāng, "trade") + 贩 (fàn, "peddle goods") form a compound for a person engaged in small-scale selling.

Usage tips

  • News reports and descriptive writing commonly use this noun to refer to sellers collectively, whereas everyday conversation often uses a person's role or name when speaking to them.

Other meanings

  • stallholdernoun
  • peddlernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 小商贩xiǎo shāng fànsmall-time vendornoun

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