Definition
行商 (háng shāng) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to do business as an itinerant trader' — traveling from place to place to sell goods, as opposed to a fixed shopkeeper (坐商). The syllables 行 and 商 can split when inserting measure words or other elements: 行过两次商 ('did itinerant business twice'). It can also be used as a noun referring to the trader themselves.
verb
to do business as an itinerant traderto peddle goods on the road
noun
itinerant traderpeddler
Examples
- 行商。Gǔdài hěnduō shāngrén kào háng wéi shēng.In ancient times many merchants made a living by itinerant trading.
- ，。Tā niánqīng shí háng guò liǎng cì shāng, zǒu le hěnduō dìfang.When he was young, he did itinerant trading twice and traveled to many places.
- 行商。Zhège háng měitiān bēizhe huòwù zǒu jǐ shí lǐ lù.This itinerant trader carries goods on his back and walks dozens of li every day.
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