环贸 (huánmào): HKRI Taikoo Hui / ifc / Super B…

Meanings

1 HKRI Taikoo Hui / ifc / Super Brand Mall informal short — colloquial short form used in Shanghai for 环贸iapm shopping mall

Characters

环

Examples

我周末去环贸逛街。

Wǒ zhōumò qù Huánmào guàngjiē.

I'm going to Huanmao to shop this weekend.

环贸在淮海中路，交通很方便。

Huánmào zài Huáihǎi Zhōnglù, jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.

Huanmao is on Middle Huaihai Road — very easy to get to.

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usage

Short for 环贸广场 / 环贸iapm. Only used in Shanghai — outsiders often don't catch it. Don't confuse with 环球贸易广场 (Hong Kong ICC), which Chinese speakers usually call 环球贸易广场 in full or just ICC.

In Pop Culture

环贸iapm Huánmào iapm

iapm / Huanmao Plaza

Shorthand for 上海环贸iapm商场 on Huaihai Road, Xuhui, Shanghai. Developed by Sun Hung Kai and opened 2013. iapm stands for 'international a.m. p.m.' — the mall stays open late. Anchors upscale brands like Prada, Valentino, Burberry.