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买卖

mǎi mài · mai mai

Traditional 買賣

HSK 5Measure words: 桩 zhuāng, 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. buying and selling
  2. business
  3. business transactions
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Balloons fly away

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)个(gè)小(xiǎo)买卖(mǎimài)，在(zài)夜市(yèshì)卖(mài)气球(qìqiú)。

    I want to run a small business selling balloons at the night market.

  2. Liangliang

    买卖(mǎimài)不(bù)好(hǎo)做(zuò)吧(ba)？你(nǐ)的(de)气球(qìqiú)呢(ne)？

    Business isn't easy, right? Where are your balloons?

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)这儿(zhèr)呢(ne)。我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)的(de)第一笔(dìyībǐ)买卖(mǎimài)马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)要(yào)成(chéng)了(le)。

    Right here. My first sale today is about to happen.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！谁(shéi)要(yào)买(mǎi)？

    Great! Who wants to buy?

  5. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)。哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)一(yī)松手(sōngshǒu)，气球(qìqiú)都(dōu)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)！

    A little kid. Oh no, I let go and the balloons all flew away!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)笔(bǐ)买(mǎi)卖(mài)双(shuāng)方(fāng)都(dōu)很(hěn)满(mǎn)意(yì)。

Both sides were very satisfied with this deal.

02

他(tā)在(zài)市(shì)场(chǎng)上(shàng)做(zuò)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)买(mǎi)卖(mài)。

He does a fruit business at the market.

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