批发市场 (pīfā shìchǎng): wholesale market

Measure Word

一个批发市场 gè

Meanings

1 wholesale market

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

我们去批发市场买菜更便宜。

Wǒmen qù pīfā shìchǎng mǎicài gèng piányi.

It's cheaper for us to buy vegetables at the wholesale market.

HSK 7-9

小老板都在这家批发市场进货。

Xiǎo lǎobǎn dōu zài zhèjiā pīfā shìchǎng jìnhuò.

Small shop owners all stock up at this wholesale market.

Tips

usage

Built from 批发 (wholesale) + 市场 (market). Contrasts with 零售 (retail). Famous examples: Beijing's 新发地 (produce) and Guangzhou's 十三行 (garments).

Stroke Order

批 pī

发 fā

市 shì

场 chǎng

Related Words

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Huangsha Seafood Market (major seafood wholesale market in Guangzhou)

市场 shìchǎng HSK 3 #2,276

market; marketplace / market (economic)

菜市场 càishìchǎng HSK 7-9 #34,365

food market / wet market / produce market

房地产市场 fángdìchǎn shìchǎng

real estate market / property market

建材市场 jiàncái shìchǎng

building materials market / construction materials market

劳动力市场 láodònglì shìchǎng

labor market / job market

操纵市场 cāozòng shìchǎng

to manipulate the market / market manipulation

市场参与者 shìchǎng cānyùzhě

market participant / market player

市场体系 shìchǎng tǐxì

market system / market framework

一级市场 yījí shìchǎng

primary market (finance) / first-tier market