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商贾

商贾 (shāng gǔ): Merchants / traders (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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商贾 consists of 2 characters.

to discuss, to trade, or a dynasty in ancient China

surname; merchant; to buy or sell

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Pinyinshāng gǔ

MeaningMerchants / traders

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word商贾

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 商贾.

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商场shāng chǎngHSK 2
商量shāng liangHSK 4
商业shāng yèHSK 5
商人shāng rénHSK 5
商务shāng wùHSK 5
商品shāng pǐnHSK 5
商家shāng jiāHSK 5

3.

How to Use 商贾 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 商贾 with other words naturally.

Verb + Nounwith往来

wǎng往

lái来

shāng商

gǔ贾

neutral

traveling merchants

Noun + Modifierwith道

shāng商

gǔ贾

zhī之

dào道

Subject + Verbwith云集

shāng商

gǔ贾

yún云

jí集

Adjective + Nounwith富商

fù富

shāng商

dà大

gǔ贾

4.

Example Sentences with 商贾

shāng商

gǔ贾

mài卖

dōng东

xī西

。

Merchants sell things.

formal

Written

the way of merchants

formal

merchants gather

formal

Written

wealthy merchants

zhè这

wèi位

nián年

qīng轻

shāng商

jiǎ贾

píng凭

jiè借

mǐn敏

ruì锐

yǎn眼

guāng光

，

xùn迅

sù速

jī积

lěi累

le了

jù巨

é额

cái财

fù富

。

This young merchant rapidly amassed a huge fortune with his keen insight.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

fā发

xiàn现

，

fù附

jìn近

de的

shāng商

jiǎ贾

men们

zuì最

jìn近

dōu都

zài在

tún囤

jī积

liáng粮

shí食

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that the merchants nearby have been hoarding grain recently?

gǔ古

dài代

shāng商

gǔ贾

jīng经

cháng常

zǒu走

sī丝

chóu绸

zhī之

lù路

zuò做

shēng生

yì意

。

Ancient merchants often traveled the Silk Road to do business.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chuán传

tǒng统

yì意

yì义

shàng上

de的

shāng商

jiǎ贾

，

ér而

shì是

gèng更

zhù注

zhòng重

cháng长

qī期

de的

shè社

huì会

tóu投

zī资

。

He is not a merchant in the traditional sense, but rather focuses more on long-term social investment.

gǎng港

kǒu口

chóng重

xīn新

kāi开

fàng放

hòu后

，

gè各

dì地

shāng商

jiǎ贾

fēn纷

zhì至

tà沓

lái来

，

shì市

chǎng场

dùn顿

shí时

huó活

yuè跃

qǐ起

lái来

。

After the port reopened, merchants from various places flocked in, and the market immediately became lively.

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

yīn因

shāng商

gǔ贾

yún云

jí集

ér而

fán繁

róng荣

qǐ起

lái来

。

This city prospered because merchants gathered here.

wǒ我

gēn跟

nà那

wèi位

shāng商

jiǎ贾

yuē约

hǎo好

le了

xià下

wǔ午

sān三

diǎn点

，

xiáng详

xì细

tán谈

tán谈

hé合

zuò作

de的

jù具

tǐ体

tiáo条

kuǎn款

。

I have an appointment with that merchant at 3 p.m. to discuss the specific terms of cooperation in detail.