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商
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Definitions
- 1. commerce
- 2. merchant
- 3. dealer
- 4. to consult
- 5. 2nd note in pentatonic scale
- 6. quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)
Example Sentences
1 shown在 商 言 商 。
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Words Containing 商
trademark
counseling
Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[shāng luò], Shaanxi
one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song
commercial invoice
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
(math.) difference quotient
Shanghe county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
merchant
pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报)
to jointly discuss
to parley
store
business center
registered trademark
dealer
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
to commercialize
to consult
rich merchant
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]
business is auspicious
emotional intelligence (EQ)
commodity value
Business Chinese Test (BCT)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
trade war
female singer (archaic)
manufacturing company
\legal quotient\ (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct
traveling salesman
chemist
(real estate etc) developer
Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
to seek investment or funding
agent
Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[shāng luò shì], Shaanxi
spin-off merchandise
a wholesale business
distributor
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
underwriting company
Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
sponsor
to confer
SenseTime, artificial intelligence company focused on computer vision and deep learning technologies, founded in Hong Kong in 2014
merchant
to negotiate the transfer of personnel
business administration
to agree
supplier
Internet service provider (ISP)
commercial version (of software)
overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
business opportunity
inn
to inspect goods
trader
convenience store
Shangke Corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
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
permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
retailer
Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty
mercantilism
druggist
commercial port
business
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
to consult
dealer
chain store
(attributive) commercial
to consult with
commodity
consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule)
tradesman
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan
to trade
movie production company
Shangcheng county, Henan
trade and commerce
foreign businessman
publisher
to discuss
(commerce) prestige; reputation
business district
Taiwanese businessman
to discuss
trading company
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
commodity economy
market maker
to negotiate
importer
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
IQ (intelligence quotient)
commercial performance
share dealer
Business school
to discuss matters of vital importance
business newspaper
see 商城縣|商城县[shāng chéng xiàn]
export product
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
adult shop
Shanghe county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
field of fractions (math.)
China Business News (newspaper)
provider (company)
to negotiate
supplier
commercial bank
business studies
department store
wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)
plea bargain
trade route
lead underwriter
small trader
caravan
having trading relations (of nations or regions)
peer counseling
Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
to negotiate in secret
The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC
Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
business application
business activity
publisher
to deliberate
tax on trade
business plan
manufacturer
grocer
tycoon
Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[shāng luò], Shaanxi
Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[shāng luò shì], Shaanxi
fellmonger
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
to talk things through (idiom)
business world
distribution business
securities dealer
\the four classes\ of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
builder
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
contractor
to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
business
industry
to negotiate
advertising company
all businessmen are evil (idiom)
stallkeeper
to discuss and deliberate
businessmen and travelers
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
meat merchant
merchant bank
commercial affairs
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
International Business Machines
to confer
commercial district
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)
commercial organization
quotient (math.)
tycoon; magnate
merchant
commodification
buyer
merchant
shopping mall
maker
treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers
commercial port
stupid tax; unwise purchase
distributor
stationer
middleman
shop; store
merchant
derivative (math.)
e-commerce
Department of Trade
merchant ship
florist
exporter
business model
operator (of a power station, transport network etc)
auctioneer
chamber of commerce
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)
construction company
(Internet) service provider
commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)
Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan
store
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
industry and commerce
to consult and act upon
business school
profiteer; crooked merchant
investment promotion
emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)
trade show