itinerant merchant; traveling trader
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
traveling merchant; itinerant trader; merchant who journeys to various places to buy and sell goods
literaryA literary term referring to merchants who travel from place to place conducting trade. Often used in historical, classical, or literary contexts to evoke ancient trade routes and the hardships of travel.
Sī丝
chóu绸
zhī之
lù路
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
shāng商
lǚ旅
wǎng往
lái来
mào贸
yì易
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tōng通
dào道
。
The Silk Road was an important thoroughfare where ancient traveling merchants conducted trade.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
zì自
gǔ古
yǐ以
lái来
jiù就
shì是
shāng商
lǚ旅
yún云
jí集
zhī之
dì地
。
This city has been a gathering place for itinerant merchants since ancient times.
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Shāng商
lǚ旅
men们
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
miàn面
duì对
lù路
tú途
zhōng中
de的
gè各
zhǒng种
jiān艰
xiǎn险
。
Traveling merchants often had to face various hardships and dangers along the road.