外贸

外貿

wàimào

noun HSK 7 #45,291

Meanings

1 foreign trade; international trade

Characters

outside; foreign; external

trade; commerce

Short for 对外贸易 (duìwài màoyì, 'foreign trade'). 外 (foreign) + 贸 (trade).

Examples

中国的外贸总额持续增长。

Zhōngguó de wàimào zǒng'é chíxù zēngzhǎng.

China's total foreign trade volume continues to grow.

她在一家外贸公司工作。

Tā zài yì jiā wàimào gōngsī gōngzuò.

She works at a foreign trade company.

Tips

usage

外贸 is an abbreviation of 对外贸易. In Chinese shopping, 外贸尾货 (wàimào wěihuò) refers to leftover goods originally produced for export — they're sold domestically at discount prices and are sometimes of higher quality than domestic versions.

Stroke Order

外 wài

贸 mào