trade; sell; peddle (ideas)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to buy and sell goods for profit; to trade in; to deal in
Commonly used for commercial transactions involving physical goods. Can be used for both legal trade and illegal trafficking (e.g., drugs, people).
Tā他
zài在
jí集
shì市
shàng上
fàn贩
mài卖
gān干
xiān鲜
guǒ果
pǐn品
。
He sells dried and fresh fruit at the market.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fàn贩
mài卖
dú毒
pǐn品
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
。
This kind of drug trafficking is a serious crime.
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Nà那
gè个
shāng商
rén人
zhuān专
mén门
fàn贩
mài卖
gǔ古
dǒng董
。
That merchant specializes in dealing antiques.
verb
to peddle; to hawk; to propagate (ideas, theories, often derogatory)
derogatoryUsed figuratively for spreading ideas, theories, or viewpoints, typically with a negative connotation implying insincerity or harmful intent. Common in political, philosophical, or ideological criticism.
Tā他
dǎ打
zhe着
biàn辩
zhèng证
fǎ法
de的
qí旗
hào号
fàn贩
mài卖
bù不
kě可
zhī知
lùn论
de的
zhé哲
xué学
guān观
diǎn点
。
He peddled agnostic philosophical views under the banner of dialectics.
Zhè这
běn本
zá杂
zhì志
jīng经
cháng常
fàn贩
mài卖
dī低
sú俗
de的
jià价
zhí值
guān观
。
This magazine frequently peddles vulgar values.
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Wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
yǒu有
rén人
zhuān专
mén门
fàn贩
mài卖
jiāo焦
lǜ虑
qíng情
xù绪
。
There are people on the internet who specialize in peddling anxiety.