经贸 (jīng mào) — economic trade; economics and trade (abbreviati… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

经贸 (jīngmào) is a written, often institutional term for 'economics and trade' as a combined field, used in formal contexts like cooperation and policy. Broader than 贸易 ('trade' alone) and more official than 商业 ('business/commerce').

noun

economic tradeeconomics and trade (abbreviation of 经济贸易)

Examples

，经贸。
Jìn nián lái, liǎng guó jīng mào hé zuò bú duàn shēn huà.
In recent years, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has deepened.
经贸，。
Tā shì yí wèi jīng mào zhuān jiā, jīng cháng chū xí guó jì huì yì.
He is an expert in economics and trade, often attending international conferences.
经贸。
Zhè fèn bào gào fēn xī le quán qiú jīng mào xíng shì.
This report analyzes the global economic and trade situation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

经jīngeconomy

经 economy and 贸 trade stand side by side to name economic and trade affairs.

Characters in this word

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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