Definition
自由市场 can refer to two related but distinct concepts: (1) the economic idea of a free market where prices are determined by supply and demand with minimal government intervention, and (2) a physical open-air market where vendors sell goods, often informally. The term comes from political economy but is common in everyday Chinese for farmers' markets or street markets.
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(economic) free marketopen market(physical) open-air marketinformal market for goods
Examples
- 自由市场。Hěn duō jīngjì xuéjiā rènwéi zì yóu shì chǎng néng cùjìn jīngjì fāzhǎn.Many economists believe that a free market can promote economic development.
- 自由市场，。Zhōumò wǒmen cháng qù fùjìn de zì yóu shì chǎng mǎi cài, hěn xīnxiān.On weekends we often go to the nearby open market to buy vegetables; they're very fresh.
- ，自由市场。Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài zhìdìng zhèngcè, wánshàn zì yóu shì chǎng de yùnxíng jīzhì.The government is drafting policies to improve the operating mechanism of the free market.
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