贸 (mào): trade
贸 (mào) is a Chinese character meaning “trade.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 卯 (phonetic) and 贝 (semantic). It ranks #1091 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 贸 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
- trade
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 贸
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世贸 | shì mào | World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| 贸然 | mào rán | rashly |
| 农贸市场 | nóng mào shì chǎng | wet market |
| 商贸 | shāng mào | trade and commerce |
| 外贸 | wài mào | foreign trade |
| 贸易额 | mào yì é | volume of trade (between countries) |
| 世贸组织 | shì mào zǔ zhī | WTO (World Trade Organization) |
| 世界贸易组织 | shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī | World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| 经贸 | jīng mào | economy and trade (abbr. for 經濟貿易|经济贸易[jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4]) |
| 国家军品贸易管理委员会 | guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì | State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT) |
| 首都经贸大学 | shǒu dū jīng mào dà xué | Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing |
| 对外经济贸易大学 | duì wài jīng jì mào yì dà xué | University of International Business and Economics |
| 广东外语外贸大学 | guǎng dōng wài yǔ wài mào dà xué | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies |
| 首都经济贸易大学 | shǒu dū jīng jì mào yì dà xué | Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing) |
| 世界贸易中心 | shì jiè mào yì zhōng xīn | World Trade Center |
贸 appears in 56 compound words: 27 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 57 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 贸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), abbr. for 中華民國對外貿易發展協會|中华民国对外贸易发展协会
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), abbr. for 中華民國對外貿易發展協會|中华民国对外贸易发展协会
Example Sentences
国际贸易促进了各国经济的发展。
Guójì màoyì cùjìn le gè guó jīngjì de fāzhǎn.
International trade promotes the economic development of various countries.
美贸易代表:关税裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不...
měi mào yì dài biǎo guān shuì cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù . . .
U.S. Trade Representative: Tariff ruling does not affect U.S.-China trade agreement nor...
美贸易代表:尚无任何国家说退出关税协议
měi mào yì dài biǎo shàng wú rèn hé guó jiā shuō tuì chū guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Trade Representative: No country has yet indicated it will withdraw from the tariff agreement.
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
měi cái cháng yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Engaging with Trade Partners, Countries Hope to Maintain Existing Tariff Agreements
川普:加征15%关税立即生效 全球贸易重返不确定性时代
chuān pǔ jiā zhēng guān shuì lì jí shēng xiào quán qiú mào yì chóng fǎn bù què dìng xìng shí dài
Trump: 15% Tariffs Take Effect Immediately, Global Trade Returns to Era of Uncertainty
经济日报社论/台美对等贸易协定的误判与修正
jīng jì rì bào shè lùn tái měi duì děng mào yì xié dìng de wù pàn yǔ xiū zhèng
Economic Daily Editorial: The Miscalculation and Correction of the Taiwan-U.S. Reciprocal Trade Agreement
台币上涨，造成台湾的出口贸易萎靡不振。
Táibì shàngzhǎng, zàochéng Táiwān de chūkǒu màoyì wěimǐbùzhèn.
The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.
丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
Sīchóuzhī Lù xíngchéng de chūzhōng bìngfēi shì màoyì.
The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
战争结束之后贸易障碍被解除。
Zhànzhēng jiéshù zhīhòu màoyì zhàng'ài bèi jiěchú.
Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.
请问你们几位是美国贸易代表团的吗？
Qǐngwèn nǐmen jǐ wèi shì Měiguó màoyì dàibiǎotuán de ma?
Are some of you from the US trade delegation?
Character Family
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