商人
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- merchant
- businessman
In a conversation
0:21 cartoonThe retired merchant
- Liangliang
那个卖糖葫芦的叔叔以前是商人。
That candied-haw uncle used to be a merchant.
- Dengdeng
真的吗？他做过什么生意？
Really? What business did he do?
- Liangliang
他是大商人，卖茶叶到国外。
He was a big merchant who sold tea abroad.
- Dengdeng
那他为什么现在卖糖葫芦？
Then why does he sell candied haws now?
- Liangliang
他说，好商人要自己试吃，所以他每天都吃一串。
He says a good merchant must taste his own goods, so he eats a stick every day.
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In a sentence
2 examples他是个成功的商人。
He's a successful businessman.
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那位商人把货物卖到了国外。
That merchant sold his goods abroad.
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