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成交 (chéng jiāo) — to close a deal, to reach an agreement (in business)

Definition

Refers specifically to successfully closing a deal in a business or sales context. Narrower than 交易 (general trade/transaction) and more concrete than 协定 (a formal agreement or pact).

verb
to close a dealto reach an agreement (in business)

Examples

  • 成交。
    Zhè bǐ shēng yì zhōng yú chéng jiāo le.
    This business deal finally closed.
  • 成交。
    Wǒ men hé duì fāng chéng jiāo le.
    We reached a deal with the other party.
  • 成交。
    Zuó tiān tā men chéng jiāo le yì bǐ dà dìng dān.
    Yesterday they closed a big order.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

成chéngcomplete
交jiāotransaction

成 means reach or complete, 交 is the transaction completed.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

Open 成 →

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

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

Open 交 →
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