商队

商隊
shāngduì
noun #38,266

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 caravan
  2. 2 trade convoy

Examples

Gǔdài shāngduì chuānyuè shāmò yùnsòng sīchóu.
Ancient caravans crossed the desert transporting silk.
Tuó líng shēng zhōng, shāngduì huǎnhuǎn zǒuchū chéngmén.
Amid the sound of camel bells, the caravan slowly left the city gate.

Tips

culture
The classic 商队 image in Chinese is the camel caravan plying the 丝绸之路 Sīchóu zhī Lù (Silk Road), carrying silk west and bringing back spices, glass and ideas. Also used today for armed convoys in modern fiction and games.

Stroke Order

shāng
duì