Hanzi
Traditional
販
Simplified
贩

to deal in/to buy and sell/to trade in/to retail/to peddle

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

fàn

Bopomofo

ㄈㄢˋ

Jyutping

faan3

Example sentences

小販 / 小贩 xiǎofàn
傍晚時分，夜市裡到處都是賣小吃的小販。
傍晚时分，夜市里到处都是卖小吃的小贩。

At dusk, the night market is filled with vendors selling snacks everywhere.

叫賣 / 叫卖 jiàomài
小販在街上大聲叫賣。
小贩在街上大声叫卖。

The vendor is hawking loudly on the street.

商販 / 商贩 shāngfàn
街上的流動商販正在大聲叫賣。
街上的流动商贩正在大声叫卖。

The itinerant vendors on the street are shouting and selling.

攤販 / 摊贩 tānfàn
夜市裡到處都是賣小吃的攤販。
夜市里到处都是卖小吃的摊贩。

There are street vendors selling snacks everywhere in the night market.

取締 / 取缔 qǔdì
警方最近加強了對非法攤販的取締行動。
警方最近加强了对非法摊贩的取缔行动。

The police have recently stepped up crackdowns on illegal street vendors.

販賣 / 贩卖 fànmài
這家商店專門販賣手工藝品。
这家商店专门贩卖手工艺品。

This shop specializes in selling handicrafts.

假貨 / 假货 jiǎhuò
這家商店因為販賣假貨而被查封了。
这家商店因为贩卖假货而被查封了。

This store was closed down for selling counterfeit goods.

販售 / 贩售 fànshòu
這家書店主要販售各種專業書籍和雜誌。
这家书店主要贩售各种专业书籍和杂志。

This bookstore mainly sells various professional books and magazines.

一概 yīgài
凡是過期的食品，一概不得販售。
凡是过期的食品，一概不得贩售。

Any food that has expired must not be sold without exception.

Example Vocabulary

小販

xiao3'fan4

vendor; peddler; street hawker

商販

shang1'fan4

peddler; small retailer; vendor

攤販

tan1'fan4

street vendor; stallkeeper

票販子

piao4'fan4'zi

販子

fan4'zi

販賣

fan4'mai4

to sell; to traffic

小商販

毒販

du2'fan4

販售

fan4'shou4

to sell; to vend

販夫

fan4'fu1

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