商

shāng · shang/Shāng · shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shāng 商

  1. commerce
  2. merchant
  3. dealer
  4. to consult
  5. 2nd note in pentatonic scale
  6. quotient (as in 智商 (zhì shāng), intelligence quotient)

Shāng 商

  1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
  2. surname Shang

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)城(chéng)里(lǐ)经(jīng)营(yíng)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)商(shāng)店(diàn),是(shì)个(gè)诚(chéng)实(shí)的(de)商(shāng)人(rén)。

He runs a small shop in town and is an honest merchant.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)区(qū)的(de)商(shāng)业(yè)近(jìn)年(nián)来(lái)发(fā)展(zhǎn)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

Commerce in this region has developed rapidly in recent years.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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