奸商

姦商

jiānshāng

noun #34,097

Measure Word

一个奸商 gè

Meanings

1 profiteer
2 crooked merchant
3 unscrupulous trader

Characters

wicked, treacherous

merchant, trade

Examples

他被骂作是个奸商。

Tā bèi mà zuò shì gè jiānshāng.

He was branded a crooked merchant.

疫情期间，奸商哄抬物价。

Yìqíng qījiān, jiānshāng hōngtái wùjià.

During the pandemic, profiteers jacked up prices.

Tips

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奸商 is strongly pejorative — it labels a merchant as dishonest or exploitative. Pair it with verbs like 哄抬 (jack up prices), 囤积 (hoard), 牟利 (profit illicitly).

Stroke Order

奸 jiān

商 shāng