世贸 (Shì mào) — WTO, World Trade Organization

Definition

noun

WTOWorld Trade Organization

世贸，。
Zhōng guó jiā rù Shì mào hòu, jīng jì fā zhǎn gèng kuài le.
After China joined the WTO, its economy developed faster.
世贸。
Shì mào De guī zé duì suǒ yǒu chéng yuán guó dōu shì yòng.
The WTO's rules apply to all member countries.
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Zhè cì tán pàn shì zài Shì mào kuàng jià xià jìn xíng de.
This negotiation was conducted under the WTO framework.

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.

世shìworld

贸màotrade

世 gives world and 贸 gives trade; together they stand for world trade.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 貿; 贸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowrie

Sound part声符shēngfú

卯

卯mǎo貿mào

Same sound today

The traditional form 貿, not the simplified 贸, pairs 卯, giving its sound, with 貝, a cowrie.

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