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经贸

jīngmào

economy and trade; economic and trade

A cargo boat loaded with red crates sails on green water.
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Characters in this word

经 jīng

Strokes
8
Radical
纟 — silk
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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贸 mào

Strokes
9
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
卯 4th terrestrial branch 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 贸

Example phrases

  • 两国经贸往来日益密切,但在技术标准上仍存在明显分歧。 Liǎng guó jīngmào wǎnglái rìyì mìqiè, dàn zài jìshù biāozhǔn shàng réng cúnzài míngxiǎn fēnqí. Economic and trade exchanges between the two countries are growing closer, but clear differences remain over technical standards.
  • 这所大学的经贸专业每年都有很多留学生报名。 Zhè suǒ dàxué de jīngmào zhuānyè měi nián dōu yǒu hěn duō liúxuéshēng bàomíng. The economics and trade programme at this university attracts many international students every year.
  • 他在一家经贸公司工作,常常出国谈生意。 Tā zài yì jiā jīngmào gōngsī gōngzuò, chángcháng chūguó tán shēngyi. He works for a trading company and often goes abroad to negotiate business.

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