生意人 (shēngyìrén): businessperson; merchant; trader

Measure Word

一个生意人 gè

Meanings

1 businessperson; merchant; trader

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他是一个精明的生意人。

Tā shì yīgè jīngmíng de shēngyìrén.

He is a shrewd businessperson.

HSK 7-9

生意人最看重的是利润。

Shēngyìrén zuì kànzhòng de shì lìrùn.

What businesspeople value most is profit.

Tips

usage

生意人 is more colloquial than 商人. Use 生意人 in everyday speech and 商人 in formal contexts.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

意 yì

人 rén

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