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贸易

貿易
màoyì
noun HSK 5 #6,848

Meanings

  1. 1 trade; commerce (especially international)

Characters

贸
mào
to trade; to barter
易
yì
easy; to exchange
Exchanging goods - the business of trade.

Examples

HSK 2
他在一家贸易公司工作。
Tā zài yījiā màoyì gōngsī gōngzuò.
He works at a trading company.
HSK 5
两国之间的贸易额不断增长。
Liǎng guó zhījiān de màoyì é búduàn zēngzhǎng.
The trade volume between the two countries keeps growing.
HSK 6
中国的对外贸易发展很快。
Zhōngguó de duìwài màoyì fāzhǎn hěnkuài.
China's foreign trade has developed rapidly.

Tips

usage
贸易 usually refers to large-scale or international trade. For everyday buying and selling, use 买卖 (mǎimai) or 交易 (jiāoyì, transaction). Common compounds: 贸易战 (màoyìzhàn, trade war), 自由贸易 (zìyóu màoyì, free trade).

Stroke Order

贸 mào
易 yì