Meaning of 跑单帮
跑单帮 means to travel independently as an itinerant trader. Pronounced pǎo dān bāng.
- to travel independently as an itinerant trader
Definitions & Examples
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
qián前
，
hěn很
duō多
xiǎo小
shāng商
rén人
kào靠
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
móu谋
shēng生
。
Before the reform and opening-up, many small merchants made a living as itinerant traders.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
cháng常
nián年
zài在
Guǎng广
zhōu州
hé和
Shàng上
hǎi海
zhī之
jiān间
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
。
When he was young, he worked as an itinerant trader between Guangzhou and Shanghai for years.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
de的
shēng生
yì意
fēng风
xiǎn险
dà大
，
dàn但
yě也
kě可
néng能
lì利
rùn润
fēng丰
hòu厚
。
This kind of itinerant trading business is risky, but it can also yield substantial profits.
Xiàn现
zài在
jiāo交
tōng通
hé和
wù物
liú流
fā发
dá达
，
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
rén人
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
le了
。
Nowadays, with developed transportation and logistics, very few people work as itinerant traders.