商贩

商販
shāngfàn
noun HSK 7 #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

Jiēbiān de shāngfàn zài mài shuǐguǒ.
The street vendors are selling fruit.
Chéngguǎn qūgǎnle 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