商贾 (shāng gǔ) — merchant (formal, often in historical or literary contexts)
Definition
商贾 (shāng gǔ) is a literary, historical collective term for merchants — used in writing about ancient or traditional China, not in modern daily talk. Compare 商人 (a single, everyday merchant) and 商业 (commerce/trade as an industry).
noun
merchant (formal, often in historical or literary contexts)
Examples
- 商贾。Gǔ dài shāng gǔ tōng guò sī chóu zhī lù bǎ sī chóu yùn wǎng xī fāng.Ancient merchants transported silk to the West via the Silk Road.
- 商贾，。Zhè wèi shāng gǔ lè shàn hào shī, zài dāng dì hěn yǒu shēng yù.This merchant was fond of doing good and generous in giving, and had a fine reputation locally.
- 商贾。Shū zhōng jì zǎi le xǔ duō táng dài shāng gǔ de gù shi.The book records many stories of Tang Dynasty merchants.
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