How to say “e-commerce” in Chinese
e-commerce
“E-commerce” in Chinese is 电商, diàn shāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
电商 is read diàn shāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a picture of lightning.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电商”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 电商. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 现在很多年轻人在做电商xiànzàihěnduōniánqīngrénzàizuòdiànshāngThese days many young people are in e-commerce.
- 我是做电商的wǒshìzuòdiànshāngdeI'm in e-commerce.
- 他们去年成立了一家电商公司tāmenqùniánchénglìleyìjiādiànshānggōngsīLast year they founded an e-commerce company.
- 这几年电商行业飞速发展zhèjǐnián,diànshānghángyèfēisùfāzhǎnIn recent years the e-commerce industry has been developing rapidly.
More words from the lesson “Industries and trade”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “e-commerce” in Chinese?
“E-commerce” in Chinese is 电商, pinyin diànshāng.
What does 电商 mean?
电商 (diànshāng) means “e-commerce”.
How do you write 电商?
电商 is 2 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 商 (shāng) — trade. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电商?
电商 is read diànshāng. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, shāng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“e-commerce” in the lesson “Industries and trade”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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