old-style warehouse; trading agency
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old-style warehouse for storing goods; a business that stores goods and brokers deals
archaicHistorically used in pre-modern China. '行' (háng) refers to a trade guild or business, and '栈' (zhàn) means a warehouse or inn. The term is now largely obsolete.
Zhè这
lǎo老
jiē街
yǐ以
qián前
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
háng行
zhàn栈
，
nán南
lái来
běi北
wǎng往
de的
huò货
wù物
dōu都
duī堆
jī积
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
。
There used to be many trading warehouses on this old street, where goods from north and south were stockpiled.
Tā他
zài在
háng行
zhàn栈
lǐ里
zuò做
yá牙
rén人
，
zhuān专
mén门
jiè介
shào绍
shēng生
yì意
。
He worked as a broker in the trading agency, specializing in introducing business deals.
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Qīng清
dài代
Guǎng广
zhōu州
de的
shí十
sān三
háng行
jiù就
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
duì对
wài外
háng行
zhàn栈
。
The Thirteen Factories in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty were famous foreign trading warehouses.