itinerant merchant; traveling salesman
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
itinerant merchant; traveling salesman; peddler
Historically refers to merchants who travel from place to place to sell goods, as opposed to 坐商 (sedentary merchants with fixed shops). The term emphasizes mobility versus fixed location.
Tā他
shì是
ge个
xíng行
shāng商
，
cháng常
nián年
zài在
wài外
bēn奔
bō波
。
He is an itinerant merchant, traveling around all year long.
Guò过
qù去
xíng行
shāng商
kào靠
jiān肩
tiāo挑
shǒu手
tí提
fàn贩
mài卖
huò货
wù物
，
shí十
fēn分
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
In the past, itinerant merchants carried goods on their shoulders or by hand to sell them; it was very hard work.
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Xíng行
shāng商
zuò坐
gǔ贾
，
gè各
yǒu有
suǒ所
cháng长
。
Itinerant merchants and sedentary merchants each have their own strengths.