买卖 (mǎi mai) — business; trade; transaction

Definition

买卖 refers to the act of buying and selling — the transaction itself, not a business as an entity. Compared to 交易 (more formal, often a single deal) and 生意 (a business/operation over time), 买卖 covers both sides of the exchange.

noun

businesstradetransaction

Measure word · 桩, 次

Examples

买卖。
Tā zuò mǎi mai zhuàn le bù shǎo qián.
He made quite a bit of money from doing business.
买卖。
Zhè cì mǎi mai tán chéng le.
This deal has been successfully negotiated.
买卖。
mǎi mai Shuāng fāng dōu tóng yì le.
Both parties of the transaction have agreed.

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