卖方 (mài fāng) — seller

Definition

卖方 is the 'seller' side of a transaction, almost always paired with 买方 in legal and business contexts. It is more formal than the everyday 卖家.

noun
seller
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 卖方。
    mài fāng Yīng gāi zài hé tong guī dìng de shí jiān nèi fā huò.
    The seller should ship within the time specified in the contract.
  • 卖方。
    Zhè fèn xié yì duì mài fāng hé mǎi fāng dōu yǒu yuē shù lì.
    This agreement is binding on both the seller and the buyer.
  • 卖方。
    mài fāng Bì xū tí gōng chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng zhèng míng.
    The seller must provide proof of the product's quality.

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.

卖màisell
方fāngparty

卖 refers to selling and 方 refers to a party, so it means the party that sells.

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 賣; 卖 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 賣 came from an older shape that joined 出 (go out) with 買 (buy), which gives the sound. The simplified 卖 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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