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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