贸易额 (mào yì é) — trade volume; turnover (of trade)

Definition

noun

trade volumeturnover (of trade)

贸易额。
Jīn nián liǎng guó de mào yì é bǐ qù nián zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
The trade volume between the two countries this year grew by ten percent compared to last year.
贸易额。
Zhè ge gōng sī de mào yì é lián xù sān nián bǎo chí wěn dìng.
This company's trade turnover has remained stable for three consecutive years.
，贸易额。
Yóu yú shì chǎng xū qiú zēng jiā, nóng chǎn pǐn mào yì é dà fú shàng shēng.
Due to increased market demand, agricultural trade volume rose sharply.

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.

贸易trade

联合Side by side

额éamount

贸易 (trade) with 额 (amount) gives the total value of trade.

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 貿; 贸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowrie

Sound part声符shēngfú

卯

Same sound today

The traditional form 貿, not the simplified 贸, pairs 卯, giving its sound, with 貝, a cowrie.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The early form of 易 was a drawing of a filled container, not a chameleon. It showed something full that could be given out.

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 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

客頁額

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

客

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 is a later abbreviation.