对外贸易

對外貿易

duìwài màoyì

noun

Meanings

1 foreign trade
2 external trade

Characters

outside; foreign

Examples

HSK 6

他在一家做对外贸易的公司上班。

Tā zài yì jiā zuò duìwài màoyì de gōngsī shàngbān.

He works at a company engaged in foreign trade.

HSK 7-9

中国的对外贸易规模逐年扩大。

Zhōngguó de duìwài màoyì guīmó zhúnián kuòdà.

The scale of China's foreign trade has expanded year by year.

Tips

usage

对外贸易 is usually shortened to 外贸 in everyday speech (做外贸 = 'to work in foreign trade'). 进出口 focuses on the physical import/export side; 对外贸易 is the broader commercial relationship.

Stroke Order

对 duì

外 wài

贸 mào

易 yì