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CHINESE CHARACTER

shāng

商

商

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commerce; discuss

Numbered pinyin
shang1
English meanings
commerce; business; merchant; to discuss; quotient

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zài在yī一jiā家shāngdiàn商店gōngzuò工作。

    He works in a shop.

  2. 02

    wǒmen我们shāngliang商量yī一xià下。

    Let's discuss it.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 商业
  • 商人
  • 商量
  • 商店
  • 商品