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商 / 商

Traditional
商
Simplified
商

commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic scale/quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

shāng

Bopomofo

ㄕㄤ

Jyutping

soeng1

Example sentences

商務 / 商务 shāngwù
他因為商務出差去了北京。
他因为商务出差去了北京。

He went to Beijing on a business trip.

商品 shāngpǐn
這家店的商品種類很多。
这家店的商品种类很多。

This shop has a wide variety of goods.

各種 / 各种 gèzhǒng
這家商店出售各種商品。
这家商店出售各种商品。

This store sells various kinds of goods.

商城 shāngchéng
這家商城有很多名牌商店。
这家商城有很多名牌商店。

This shopping mall has many designer brand stores.

商場 / 商场 shāngchǎng
這家商場裡有許多品牌。
这家商场里有许多品牌。

There are many brands in this shopping mall.

戰場 / 战场 zhànchǎng
商場如戰場，競爭非常激烈。
商场如战场，竞争非常激烈。

Business is like a battlefield; competition is very fierce.

商業 / 商业 shāngyè
商業活動對城市發展很重要。
商业活动对城市发展很重要。

Business activities are very important for the city's development.

模式 móshì
我們需要改變目前的商業模式。
我们需要改变目前的商业模式。

We need to change the current business model.

協商 / 协商 xiéshāng
我們需要協商來解決這個問題。
我们需要协商来解决这个问题。

We need to negotiate to solve this problem.

玉帛 yùbó
經過多次協商，兩國終於化干戈為玉帛。
经过多次协商，两国终于化干戈为玉帛。

After multiple rounds of negotiations, the two countries finally turned conflict into peace.

Example Vocabulary

商務

shang1'wu4

business; commercial affairs

商品

shang1'pin3

goods; merchandise; commodity

商城

shang1'cheng2

shopping mall; shopping center

商場

shang1'chang3

shopping mall; market; business world

商業

shang1'ye4

business; commerce; trade

代理商

dai4'li3'shang1

供應商

券商

quan4'shang1

協商

xie2'shang1

to consult; to negotiate

台商

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