Chinese word

摊主

Pronunciation

Pinyintān zhǔ

Meaning

  • nounstall owner

Example

摊主把水果摆得很整齐。tān zhǔ bǎ shuí guǒ bǎi de hěn zhěng qí

The stall owner arranged the fruit neatly.

Illustration for 摊主 (stall owner)

More examples

我跟摊主讲价，最后便宜了一些。wǒ gēn tān zhǔ jiǎng jià zuì hòu pián yi le yì xiē

I bargained with the stall owner, and in the end, it was a little cheaper.

Core concept

A hands-on seller whose shop is a small stall, with goods arranged for customers to see and buy.

Common phrases

  • 摊主叫卖tān zhǔ jiào mài

    stall owner hawks goods

  • 跟摊主讲价gēn tān zhǔ jiǎng jià

    bargain with a stall owner

  • 向摊主买东西xiàng tān zhǔ mǎi dōng xī

    buy things from a stall owner

Similar words

小贩xiǎo fàn: A small-scale seller of goods on the street or in a market.
摊贩tān fàn: A vendor who sells goods from a street stall or market stall.
店主diàn zhǔ: A person who owns or runs a shop and sells goods there.
商贩shāng fàn: A person who makes a living by trading in and selling goods.

Definition in Chinese

摆摊卖东西的人，通常指个人在路边、集市或临时摊位上负责陈列、销售商品并与顾客直接交流的经营者。bǎi tān mài dōng xī de rén tōng cháng zhǐ gè rén zài lù biān jí shì huò lín shí tān wèi shàng fù zé chén liè xiāo shòu shāng pǐn bìng yǔ gù kè zhí jiē jiāo liú de jīng yíng zhě

Word origin

摊 (tān, "spread out for display") + 主 (zhǔ, "person in charge") forms a compound for the person who runs a stall.

Usage tips

  • English owner can suggest legal ownership, but this Chinese noun often simply identifies the person operating the stall in everyday market talk.

Other meanings

  • sellernoun
  • vendornoun

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