mào yì
commerce
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商业 (shāng yè)
commerce
买卖 (mǎi mài)
trade
进口 (jìn kǒu)
import
出口 (chū kǒu)
export
The Chinese word 贸易 (màoyì) for "trade" is composed of two characters: 贸 (mào) and 易 (yì). The character 贸 originally meant "to exchange goods" or "to barter", and it is composed of the radical 贝 (bèi), which represents money or wealth, and the phonetic component 贸 (mào). The character 易 originally meant "to change" or "to transform", and it is composed of the radical 日 (rì), which represents the sun, and the phonetic component 易 (yì). When combined, the two characters 贸 and 易 form the word 贸易, which refers to the exchange of goods or services for money or other goods.
