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买卖 (買賣)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

买卖 [mǎimai]
  1. 1. noun [生意] business
    当地市场的买卖很兴隆。
    Business is brisk at the local market.
  2. 2. noun [商店] shop (英)
  3. 3. noun [商店] store (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

买卖 [mǎimai]
  1. 1. [Spoken] buying and selling; business; deal; transaction
    做成一笔买卖
    make a deal
    买卖
    businessman; trader; merchant
    买卖公平
    be fair in buying and selling; buy and sell at reasonable prices
    买卖婚姻
    mercenary marriage
    买卖亏本
    be out of pocket by the transaction
    买卖兴隆。
    Business is brisk.
  2. 2. (private) shop
    他原先在城里有个买卖
    He used to have a shop in the city.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

买卖 [mǎimai]
  1. 1. 生意;交易
    买卖
    买卖很忙。
  2. 2. 指商店
    他开的买卖挺红火。

Examples

买卖买卖,和气生财。
Do business with a smile, and you'll make a pile.
兜了一号买卖
have convassed a business order
他的买卖近来像滚雪球似的,越做越大。
His business has snowballed recently.
买卖房屋的任何一方不得轰撵住户搬家。
Both parties to a housing-contract are forbidden to evict the current occupant of the house.
那笔买卖黄了。
The deal is off.
今年一月份买卖就不错,这是个吉兆。
This year began auspiciously with good trade figures for January.
他的买卖每月净赚一万元。
His business clears ten thousand yuan a month.
这人买卖公道,从不亏秤,也不多要钱。
The man is an honest tradesman. He never gives short measure nor overcharges his customers.
买卖
canvass business orders

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