商
shāng
Pinyin

Definition

商
 - 
shāng
  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)
商
 - 
Shāng
  1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
  2. surname Shang

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

熵
shāng
  1. 1 entropy (physics)
墒
shāng
  1. 1 plowed earth
  2. 2 soil moisture
  3. 3 furrow
謪
shāng
  1. 1 to consult
  2. 2 to deliberate
  3. 3 commerce

Related Words (20)

商务
shāng wù
  1. 1 commercial affairs
  2. 2 commercial
  3. 3 commerce
  4. 4 business
商品
shāng pǐn
  1. 1 commodity
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 merchandise
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
商城
Shāng chéng
商场
shāng chǎng
  1. 1 shopping mall
  2. 2 shopping center
  3. 3 department store
  4. 4 emporium
  5. 5 classifier: 家 jiā
  6. 6 the business world
商业
shāng yè
  1. 1 business
  2. 2 trade
  3. 3 commerce

Idioms (5)

含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views
弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng
  1. 1 to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
无奸不商
wú jiān bù shāng
  1. 1 all businessmen are evil (idiom)

Sample Sentences

坦白说，你们的商品质量太低了，我不想和你们一起合作。
tǎnbáishuō ，nǐmen de shāngpǐn zhìliàng tài dī le ，wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐmen yīqǐ hézuò 。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
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她对男朋友的要求是：高等收入、中等长相、低等智商。
tā duì nánpéngyou de yāoqiú shì ：gāoděng shōurù 、zhōngděng zhǎngxiàng 、dīděng zhìshāng 。
Her requirements of her boyfriend are: high income, average looking and low IQ.
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商店
shāng diàn
store
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很多商界大佬会借鉴《孙子兵法》中的管理策略。
hěnduō shāngjiè dàlǎo huì jièjiàn 《SūnzǐBīngfǎ 》zhōng de guǎnlǐ cèlu:è 。
Many business leaders refer to the management strategies in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
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你知道吗？有一本2500年前诞生于中国的书，至今仍被全世界的政商界人士奉为必读作品。
nǐ zhīdào ma ？yǒu yī běn nián qián dànshēng yú Zhōngguó de shū ，zhìjīn réng bèi quánshìjiè de zhèngshāngjiè rénshì fèngwéi bìdú zuòpǐn 。
Do you know of a book from China 2,500 years ago, which is still regarded as a must-read by political and business people all over the world.
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是呀，不论是商业谈判还是与人交往，“知己知彼”是成功的前提。
shì ya ，bùlùn shì shāngyè tánpàn háishi yǔ rén jiāowǎng ，“zhījǐzhībǐ ”shì chénggōng de qiántí 。
Yes, whether it is business negotiations or dealing with people, "knowing ourselves and knowing each other" is the prerequisite for success.
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社畜生活不得不规律呀，现在好多商场的营业时间都延长了，你要是想看个夜场电影，我也奉陪！
shèchù shēnghuó bùdébù guīlǜ ya ，xiànzài hǎoduō shāngchǎng de yíngyèshíjiān dōu yáncháng le ，nǐ yàoshi xiǎng kàn ge yèchǎng diànyǐng ，wǒ yě fèngpéi ！
Discipline is a must for a corporate worker. Nowadays a lot of malls have extended hours. If you want to watch a late night movie I’ll be happy to accompany you!
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这家购物中心应有尽有。想要买什么，就有什么。有蔬菜、水果、名牌，还有各种不同的商品。
zhè jiā gòuwùzhōngxīn yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。xiǎngyào mǎi shénme ，jiù yǒu shénme 。yǒu shūcài 、shuǐguǒ 、míngpái ，háiyǒu gèzhǒng bùtóng de shāngpǐn 。
This shopping mall has everything that one expects to find. You name it, you have it. They have vegetables, fruits, branded goods and lots of other things.
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你昨天的商业提案表现得很好，真是太厉害了。
nǐ zuótiān de shāngyè tíàn biǎoxiàn de hěn hǎo ，zhēnshì tài lìhai le 。
You did such a great job on yesterday’s business proposal. That was fantastic.
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这句话常常用在商业场合中，当你想要说服别人与你合作，或是谈判的时候，就可以用这句话来说服别人：鱼帮水，水帮鱼。
zhè jù huà chángcháng yòng zài shāngyè chǎnghé zhōng ，dāng nǐ xiǎngyào shuōfú biéren yǔ nǐ hézuò ，huòshì tánpàn de shíhou ，jiù kěyǐ yòng zhè jù huà lái shuōfú biéren ：yúbāngshuǐ,shuǐbāngyú 。
This sentence is often used in business situations. When you try to convince people to cooperate with you, or when you’re in the middle of a negotiation, you can use this proverb to convince others. You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
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