出口商 (chū kǒu shāng) — exporter

Definition

A compound noun: 出口 (export) + 商 (merchant/trader), meaning a company or person that sells goods abroad. Note that 出口 alone is the verb 'to export' or the noun 'exit'; 出口商 specifically names the exporter as an agent.

noun
exporter
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 出口商。
    Zhè jiā chū kǒu shāng zhǔ yào xiàng ōu zhōu chū kǒu fǎng zhī pǐn.
    This exporter mainly exports textiles to Europe.
  • 出口商。
    Zhōng guó de nóng chǎn pǐn chū kǒu shāng zhèng miàn lín jī liè de guó jì jìng zhēng.
    China's agricultural exporters are facing fierce international competition.
  • 出口商，。
    Zuò wéi yì jiā chū kǒu shāng, wǒ men bì xū què bǎo chǎn pǐn fú hé jìn kǒu guó biāo zhǔn.
    As an exporter, we must ensure products meet importing countries' standards.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

出口send out through a port
出chūsend out口kǒuport
动宾Verb + object
商shāngmerchant

出口 (sending out through a port) and 商 (merchant) combine to mean a person or firm that exports goods.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 商 →

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