noun / verb HSK 4
Traditional 買賣
business · trade · buying and selling · deal
Meaning
买卖 combines the characters for 'buy' (买) and 'sell' (卖) to mean business, trade, or commercial transactions. As a noun, it refers to business dealings or a specific business venture. As a verb, it means to engage in buying and selling.
Usage
买卖 is commonly used in both formal business contexts and everyday conversation about commerce. It often appears in phrases like 做买卖 (to do business) and 买卖人 (businessperson). The word carries a neutral tone and can refer to both large-scale commerce and small personal transactions.
Examples
- 01他在这里做了十年买卖了。.He's been doing business here for ten years.
- 02这笔买卖对我们来说很重要。.This deal is very important to us.
Characters
Measure words
- 笔一笔买卖
- 桩一桩买卖
Common collocations
- 做买卖to do business
- 买卖人businessperson, trader
- 买卖合同sales contract
- 这笔买卖this deal/transaction
Origin
This compound directly combines the two fundamental actions of commerce: buying and selling. The pairing of opposite actions to create a broader concept is a common pattern in Chinese word formation.