行纪

行紀
hángjì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 commission agency (contract type)
  2. 2 broking; commission sale

Examples

Hángjì hétóng shì mínfǎdiǎn guīdìng de diǎnxíng hétóng.
A commission agency contract is a named contract under the Civil Code.
Hángjìrén yǐ zìjǐ de míngyì cóngshì màoyì huódòng.
A commission agent conducts trade in its own name.

Tips

usage
Contract-law term: a 行纪 buys or sells for a 委托人 (principal) but signs in its own name — unlike ordinary agency (代理) where the agent signs in the principal's name. Read as háng (trade), not xíng.
mistakes
Pronounced hángjì, not xíngjì. The here means 'trade / profession' (as in 银行, 行业), not 'to go'.

Stroke Order

xíng