奸商 (jiān shāng) — unscrupulous merchant; profiteer
Definition
A '奸商' is a merchant who cheats customers, sells fake goods, or profiteers — the negative moral judgment is built in. Translates more strongly than 'unscrupulous' suggests; think 'crooked dealer'.
noun
unscrupulous merchantprofiteer
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 奸商。Zhè ge jiān shāng jīng cháng qī piàn gù kè.This unscrupulous merchant often cheats customers.
- 奸商。Zhèng fǔ yīng gāi yán lì dǎ jī jiān shāng.The government should crack down hard on profiteers.
- 奸商。Tā yīn wèi mài jiǎ huò bèi dà jiā chēng wéi jiān shāng.He was called a profiteer by everyone because he sold fake goods.
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