经销商 (jīng xiāo shāng) — dealer, distributor, agent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A business that buys from a manufacturer and resells, often as an exclusive regional agent. Distinct from 批发商 (wholesaler) and 零售商 (retailer): the 经销商 focuses on authorized distribution rather than bulk resale or direct-to-consumer sales.

noun

dealerdistributoragent

Measure word · 个

Examples

经销商。
Zhè jiā jīng xiāo shāng mài de shì jìn kǒu qì chē.
This dealer sells imported cars.
经销商。
Wǒ men yào zhǎo yí gè xīn de jīng xiāo shāng lái dài lǐ wǒ men de chǎn pǐn.
We need to find a new distributor to represent our products.
经销商，。
Zuò wéi qū yù jīng xiāo shāng, tā men de fú wù fēi cháng hǎo.
As a regional agent, their service is excellent.

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.

经销deal in

经jīngmanage销xiāosell

联合Coordinate

商shāngmerchant

经 “manage” and 销 “sell” describe the work of a 商 “merchant”.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 銷; 销 is its simplified writing.

金肖銷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

肖

肖xiào銷xiāo

Same sound today

The traditional form 銷 pairs 金 (metal) with 肖 as a sound part; simplified 销 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not historical components.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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