贩 (fàn): to deal in, to buy and sell, to trade in
贩 (fàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to deal in.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 贝 (semantic) and 反 (phonetic). It ranks #2383 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 贩 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- to deal in
- to buy and sell
- to trade in
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒贩 | dú fàn | drug dealer |
| 贩毒 | fàn dú | to traffic narcotics |
| 贩卖 | fàn mài | to sell |
| 贩子 | fàn zi | trafficker |
| 小贩 | xiǎo fàn | peddler |
| 商贩 | shāng fàn | trader |
| 人贩子 | rén fàn zi | human trafficker |
| 鱼贩 | yú fàn | fishmonger |
| 票贩子 | piào fàn zi | ticket scalper |
| 摊贩 | tān fàn | stallkeeper |
| 小商贩 | xiǎo shāng fàn | small trader |
| 贩运 | fàn yùn | to transport (for sale) |
| 二道贩子 | èr dào fàn zi | middleman |
| 人口贩运 | rén kǒu fàn yùn | trafficking in persons |
| 贩卖人口 | fàn mài rén kǒu | trafficking in human beings |
贩 appears in 26 compound words: 46 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 贩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了贩字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le fàn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "贩" in the dictionary.
百名观光客滞留!墨西哥贩毒集团暴乱 多家航空取消航班
bǎi míng guàn guāng kè zhì liú ! mò xī gē fàn dú jí tuán bào luàn duō jiā háng kōng qǔ xiāo háng bān
Hundreds of tourists are stranded! Mexican drug cartel riots Several airlines canceled flights
墨西哥贩毒集团头目被杀引发骚乱 总统辛鲍姆指现时...
mò xī gē fàn dú jí tuán tóu mù bèi shā yǐn fā sāo luàn zǒng tǒng xīn 鲍 mǔ zhǐ xiàn shí . . .
The killing of the leader of the Mexican drug cartel sparked riots President Sheinbaum pointed out that currently...
美军称对一艘“贩毒船”实施打击 打死3人
měi jūn chèn duì yī sōu fàn dú chuán shí shī dǎ jī dǎ sǐ 3 rén
The U.S. military said it had struck a "drug trafficking ship" and killed three people
警察变毒贩 欧塞奎拉凶残难捉摸
jǐng chá biàn dú fàn ōu sāi 奎 lā xiōng cán nán zhuō mō
The police turned drug dealer Ossequira was brutal and elusive
荣誉观护人提供曾经毒贩第二人生 获厨艺大奖肯定
róng yù guàn hù rén tí gōng céng jīng dú fàn dì èr rén shēng huò chú yì dà jiǎng kěn dìng
Honorary Guardian Provided Second Life of a former drug dealer and was recognized by the Cooking Award
你们也有贩售咖啡壶配件吗？
Nǐmen yě yǒu fànshòu kāfēihú pèijiàn ma?
Do you sell coffee pot accessories too?
这台自动贩卖机故障了。
Zhè tái zìdòng fànmàijī gùzhàng le.
This vending machine isn't working.
然后又把各书名揭示通衢，永远禁止贩卖。
Ránhòu yòu bǎ gè shūmíng jiēshì tōng qú, yǒngyuǎn jìnzhǐ fànmài.
Then they displayed all the book titles publicly and banned their sale forever.
她在演唱会的场地贩卖毒品。
Tā zài yǎnchànghuì de chǎngdì fànmài dúpǐn.
She's selling drugs at concerts.
Character Family
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