进口商 (jìn kǒu shāng) — importer

Definition

noun
importer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 进口商。
    Zhè jiā jìn kǒu shāng zhǔ yào cóng ōu zhōu jìn kǒu hóng jiǔ.
    This importer mainly imports red wine from Europe.
  • 进口商，。
    Zuò wéi yì jiā dà xíng jìn kǒu shāng, tā men yǔ xǔ duō hǎi wài gōng yìng shāng hé zuò.
    As a large importer, they work with many overseas suppliers.
  • 进口商。
    Zhèng fǔ zuì jìn jiā qiáng le duì jìn kǒu shāng de jiān guǎn.
    The government recently tightened supervision over importers.

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.

进口enter port
进jìnenter口kǒuport/gate
动宾Verb + object
商shāngmerchant

“进口” means entering a port, and “商” means merchant, so the word names an importer.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

Open 进 →

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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