single-person trader; itinerant peddler
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
single-person trader; itinerant peddler who buys goods in one place and sells them in another
A traditional form of individual, long-distance trade, often involving carrying goods on foot or by simple transport. The term has a somewhat old-fashioned feel but is still understood.
Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
tā他
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
gè个
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
de的
，
cháng常
qù去
Shàng上
hǎi海
fàn贩
mài卖
sī丝
chóu绸
。
Before liberation, his grandfather was an itinerant trader who often went to Shanghai to sell silk.
Zhèn镇
shang上
lái来
le了
yī一
wèi位
dān单
bāng帮
kè客
rén人
，
dài带
lái来
le了
bù不
shǎo少
shān山
lǐ里
de的
tǔ土
chǎn产
。
A single-person trader came to town, bringing many local products from the mountains.
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Suí随
zhe着
jiāo交
tōng通
hé和
shāng商
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
，
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
de的
shēng生
yì意
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
shǎo少
le了
。
With the development of transportation and commerce, the business of itinerant peddlers has gradually diminished.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
běn本
jīng经
yíng营
，
hěn很
xiàng像
jiù旧
shí时
de的
dān单
bāng帮
shēng生
yì意
。
This kind of small-scale business is very much like the old-style single-person trade.
Dān单
bāng帮
kè客
tōng通
cháng常
duì对
liǎng两
dì地
shì市
chǎng场
de的
háng行
qíng情
fēi非
cháng常
liǎo了
jiě解
。
Itinerant traders usually have a very good understanding of the market conditions in both places.