摆摊

擺攤
bǎitān
verb #42,761

Meanings

  1. 1 to set up a street stall
  2. 2 to run a stall

Examples

HSK 3
Tā měitiān zǎoshang zài lùbiān bǎitān mài cài.
Every morning he sets up a stall by the road to sell vegetables.
HSK 7-9
Yèshì shàng hěnduō niánqīngrén bǎitān, mài zìjǐ zuò de xiǎo shìpǐn.
At the night market lots of young people run stalls selling small accessories they've made.

Tips

culture
In 2020 the government briefly praised the 地摊经济 "street-stall economy" as a way to create jobs after the lockdowns, and 摆摊 became a buzzword. As a separable verb it can split: 摆了个摊 "set up a stall".

Stroke Order

摆 bǎi
摊 tān