商贩

商販
shāngfàn
noun HSK 7-9 #38,310

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vendor
  2. 2 peddler
  3. 3 small trader

Characters

A merchant who peddles goods - a small trader or vendor.

Examples

HSK 2
Jiē biān de shāngfàn zài mài shuǐguǒ.
The street vendors are selling fruit.
HSK 7-9
Chéngguǎn qūgǎn le liúdòng shāngfàn.
The urban management officers chased away the mobile vendors.

Tips

usage
商贩 usually refers to small-scale, often street-level vendors. Compare with 商人 (shāngrén, businessperson - more general and higher status) and 小贩 (xiǎofàn, street hawker - even more informal).

Stroke Order

shāng
fàn