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Definitions

  1. 1. commerce
  2. 2. merchant
  3. 3. dealer
  4. 4. to consult
  5. 5. 2nd note in pentatonic scale
  6. 6. quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)

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Words Containing 商

商标
shāng biāo

trademark

谘商
zī shāng

counseling

商南
shāng nán

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[shāng luò], Shaanxi

唱商
chàng shāng

one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song

商业发票
shāng yè fā piào

commercial invoice

商务中心区
shāng wù zhōng xīn qū

central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)

差商
chā shāng

(math.) difference quotient

商河县
shāng hé xiàn

Shanghe county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

商民
shāng mín

merchant

宫商角徵羽
gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

华商晨报
huá shāng chén bào

China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报)

共商
gòng shāng

to jointly discuss

商洽
shāng qià

to parley

商号
shāng hào

store

商业中心
shāng yè zhōng xīn

business center

注册商标
zhù cè shāng biāo

registered trademark

自营商
zì yíng shāng

dealer

商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ

the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)

商业化
shāng yè huà

to commercialize

磋商
cuō shāng

to consult

富商
fù shāng

rich merchant

商鞅
shāng yāng

Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[qín guó], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[qín cháo]

商祺
shāng qí

business is auspicious

情绪智商
qíng xù zhì shāng

emotional intelligence (EQ)

商品价值
shāng pǐn jià zhí

commodity value

商务汉语考试
shāng wù hàn yǔ kǎo shì

Business Chinese Test (BCT)

威尼斯商人
wēi ní sī shāng rén

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

商战
shāng zhàn

trade war

商女
shāng nǚ

female singer (archaic)

制造商
zhì zào shāng

manufacturing company

法商
fǎ shāng

\legal quotient\ (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct

行商
háng shāng

traveling salesman

医药商店
yī yào shāng diàn

chemist

发展商
fā zhǎn shāng

(real estate etc) developer

上海商务印书馆
shàng hǎi shāng wù yìn shū guǎn

Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)

招商
zhāo shāng

to seek investment or funding

代理商
dài lǐ shāng

agent

商州区
shāng zhōu qū

Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[shāng luò shì], Shaanxi

周边商品
zhōu biān shāng pǐn

spin-off merchandise

批发商
pī fā shāng

a wholesale business

中盘商
zhōng pán shāng

distributor

李商隐
lǐ shāng yǐn

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

承销商
chéng xiāo shāng

underwriting company

商都县
shāng dū xiàn

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

商纣王
shāng zhòu wáng

King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

商洛市
shāng luò shì

Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

赞助商
zàn zhù shāng

sponsor

商谈
shāng tán

to confer

商汤科技
shāng tāng kē jì

SenseTime, artificial intelligence company focused on computer vision and deep learning technologies, founded in Hong Kong in 2014

商贾
shāng gǔ

merchant

商调
shāng diào

to negotiate the transfer of personnel

商业管理
shāng yè guǎn lǐ

business administration

商定
shāng dìng

to agree

供应商
gōng yìng shāng

supplier

因特网提供商
yīn tè wǎng tí gōng shāng

Internet service provider (ISP)

商业版本
shāng yè bǎn běn

commercial version (of software)

外商直接投资
wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī

overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)

商机
shāng jī

business opportunity

商栈
shāng zhàn

inn

商检
shāng jiǎn

to inspect goods

商贩
shāng fàn

trader

超商
chāo shāng

convenience store

商科集团
shāng kē jí tuán

Shangke Corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)

五口通商
wǔ kǒu tōng shāng

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ

permeated with beautiful music (idiom)

零售商
líng shòu shāng

retailer

商汤
shāng tāng

Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty

重商主义
zhòng shāng zhǔ yì

mercantilism

药商
yào shāng

druggist

商埠
shāng bù

commercial port

商业
shāng yè

business

商鞅变法
shāng yāng biàn fǎ

Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination

商量
shāng liang

to consult

经销商
jīng xiāo shāng

dealer

连锁商店
lián suǒ shāng diàn

chain store

商用
shāng yòng

(attributive) commercial

协商
xié shāng

to consult with

商品
shāng pǐn

commodity

协商会议
xié shāng huì yì

consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule)

坐商
zuò shāng

tradesman

国际商会
guó jì shāng huì

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

商丘市
shāng qiū shì

Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan

经商
jīng shāng

to trade

片商
piàn shāng

movie production company

商城县
shāng chéng xiàn

Shangcheng county, Henan

商贸
shāng mào

trade and commerce

外商
wài shāng

foreign businessman

出版商
chū bǎn shāng

publisher

商讨
shāng tǎo

to discuss

商誉
shāng yù

(commerce) prestige; reputation

商业区
shāng yè qū

business district

台商
tái shāng

Taiwanese businessman

商榷
shāng què

to discuss

商行
shāng háng

trading company

商朝
shāng cháo

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

工商银行
gōng shāng yín háng

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

商品经济
shāng pǐn jīng jì

commodity economy

做市商
zuò shì shāng

market maker

商计
shāng jì

to negotiate

进口商
jìn kǒu shāng

importer

商代
shāng dài

the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)

智商
zhì shāng

IQ (intelligence quotient)

商演
shāng yǎn

commercial performance

证券商
zhèng quàn shāng

share dealer

商科院校
shāng kē yuàn xiào

Business school

共商大计
gòng shāng dà jì

to discuss matters of vital importance

商报
shāng bào

business newspaper

商城
shāng chéng

see 商城縣|商城县[shāng chéng xiàn]

出口商品
chū kǒu shāng pǐn

export product

商水
shāng shuǐ

Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

情趣商店
qíng qù shāng diàn

adult shop

商河
shāng hé

Shanghe county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng

to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)

商域
shāng yù

field of fractions (math.)

华商报
huá shāng bào

China Business News (newspaper)

提供商
tí gōng shāng

provider (company)

洽商
qià shāng

to negotiate

供货商
gōng huò shāng

supplier

商业银行
shāng yè yín háng

commercial bank

商学
shāng xué

business studies

百货商店
bǎi huò shāng diàn

department store

外商独资企业
wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè

wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)

认罪协商
rèn zuì xié shāng

plea bargain

商路
shāng lù

trade route

主承销商
zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng

lead underwriter

小商贩
xiǎo shāng fàn

small trader

商队
shāng duì

caravan

通商
tōng shāng

having trading relations (of nations or regions)

同侪谘商
tóng chái zī shāng

peer counseling

商都
shāng dū

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

商科
shāng kē

Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)

密商
mì shāng

to negotiate in secret

商君书
shāng jūn shū

The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC

商洛
shāng luò

Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

中国工商银行
zhōng guó gōng shāng yín háng

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

商业应用
shāng yè yìng yòng

business application

商业行为
shāng yè xíng wéi

business activity

发行商
fā xíng shāng

publisher

商酌
shāng zhuó

to deliberate

商税
shāng shuì

tax on trade

商业计划
shāng yè jì huà

business plan

厂商
chǎng shāng

manufacturer

杂货商
zá huò shāng

grocer

富商大贾
fù shāng dà gǔ

tycoon

商南县
shāng nán xiàn

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[shāng luò], Shaanxi

商州
shāng zhōu

Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[shāng luò shì], Shaanxi

皮革商
pí gé shāng

fellmonger

夏商周
xià shāng zhōu

Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng

to talk things through (idiom)

商界
shāng jiè

business world

供销商
gōng xiāo shāng

distribution business

券商
quàn shāng

securities dealer

士农工商
shì nóng gōng shāng

\the four classes\ of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

营造商
yíng zào shāng

builder

中国人民政治协商会议
zhōng guó rén mín zhèng zhì xié shāng huì yì

CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)

承包商
chéng bāo shāng

contractor

筹商
chóu shāng

to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)

商水县
shāng shuǐ xiàn

Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

工商业
gōng shāng yè

business

工商界
gōng shāng jiè

industry

商议
shāng yì

to negotiate

广告商
guǎng gào shāng

advertising company

无奸不商
wú jiān bù shāng

all businessmen are evil (idiom)

摊商
tān shāng

stallkeeper

商兑
shāng duì

to discuss and deliberate

商旅
shāng lǚ

businessmen and travelers

工商管理硕士
gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

肉商
ròu shāng

meat merchant

商人银行
shāng rén yín háng

merchant bank

商务
shāng wù

commercial affairs

友谊商店
yǒu yì shāng diàn

Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts

国际商业机器
guó jì shāng yè jī qì

International Business Machines

会商
huì shāng

to confer

商圈
shāng quān

commercial district

殷商
yīn shāng

final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

中国商用飞机
zhōng guó shāng yòng fēi jī

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

商业机构
shāng yè jī gòu

commercial organization

商数
shāng shù

quotient (math.)

富商巨贾
fù shāng jù gǔ

tycoon; magnate

商户
shāng hù

merchant

商品化
shāng pǐn huà

commodification

采购商
cǎi gòu shāng

buyer

商家
shāng jiā

merchant

商场
shāng chǎng

shopping mall

制作商
zhì zuò shāng

maker

通商口岸
tōng shāng kǒu àn

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

商港
shāng gǎng

commercial port

智商税
zhì shāng shuì

stupid tax; unwise purchase

分销商
fēn xiāo shāng

distributor

文具商
wén jù shāng

stationer

中间商
zhōng jiān shāng

middleman

商铺
shāng pù

shop; store

商人
shāng rén

merchant

微商
wēi shāng

derivative (math.)

电子商务
diàn zǐ shāng wù

e-commerce

商务部
shāng wù bù

Department of Trade

商船
shāng chuán

merchant ship

花商
huā shāng

florist

出口商
chū kǒu shāng

exporter

商业模式
shāng yè mó shì

business model

运营商
yùn yíng shāng

operator (of a power station, transport network etc)

拍卖商
pāi mài shāng

auctioneer

商会
shāng huì

chamber of commerce

商务印书馆
shāng wù yìn shū guǎn

The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)

建商
jiàn shāng

construction company

服务提供商
fú wù tí gōng shāng

(Internet) service provider

商品粮
shāng pǐn liáng

commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

商丘
shāng qiū

Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan

商店
shāng diàn

store

开发商
kāi fā shāng

developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)

工商
gōng shāng

industry and commerce

商办
shāng bàn

to consult and act upon

商学院
shāng xué yuàn

business school

奸商
jiān shāng

profiteer; crooked merchant

招商引资
zhāo shāng yǐn zī

investment promotion

情绪商数
qíng xù shāng shù

emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)

商展
shāng zhǎn

trade show