开发商 (kāifāshāng): developer (of real estate, soft…

Measure Word

一个开发商 gè

Meanings

1 developer (of real estate, software, etc.)
2 development company

Characters

A merchant who develops - a developer (business).

Examples

这家开发商在全国盖了很多楼盘。

Zhèjiā kāifāshāng zài quánguó gài le hěnduō lóupán.

This developer has built many residential projects across the country.

开发商承诺明年交房。

Kāifāshāng chéngnuò míngnián jiāofáng.

The developer promised to hand over the apartments next year.

Tips

usage

开发商 most commonly refers to real estate developers (房地产开发商) in everyday Chinese, though it can also mean software developers in a tech context.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

发 fā

商 shāng

Related Words

开发 kāifā HSK 3 #5,579

to develop; to exploit (resources) / development (of products, software, land)

开发区 kāifāqū HSK 7-9 #40,856

development zone / economic development area

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

开工 kāigōng HSK 7-9 #5,608

to start work; to begin construction / to resume production

开口 kāikǒu HSK 7-9 #2,307

to open one's mouth; to start to speak / to make a request; to ask (someone for something)

开除 kāichú HSK 7-9 #2,295

to fire / to expel / to dismiss

开启 kāiqǐ HSK 7-9 #5,754

to open; to turn on; to activate / to start; to initiate; to usher in

开枪 kāiqiāng HSK 7-9 #728

to fire a gun; to shoot

开动 kāidòng HSK 7-9 #7,119

to start (a machine) / to set in motion / to start eating (colloquial)

开张 kāizhāng HSK 7-9 #7,270

to open (a business); to start trading / to make the first sale of the day