How to say “commerce” in Chinese
commerce, trade
“Commerce” in Chinese is 商业, shāng yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
商业 is read shāng yè: 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
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 “商业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 商业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条商业街非常热闹。zhètiáoshāngyèjiēfēichángrènaoThis shopping street is very lively.
- 他很有商业头脑tāhěnyǒushāngyètóunǎoHe has a head for business.
More words from the lesson “Industries and trade”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “commerce” in Chinese?
“Commerce” in Chinese is 商业, pinyin shāngyè.
What does 商业 mean?
商业 (shāngyè) means “commerce, trade”.
How do you write 商业?
商业 is 2 characters: 商 (shāng) — trade; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 商业?
商业 is read shāngyè. Tones: shāng — first tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“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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