hãng buôn
Definition
- Noun:
- Commercial firm, trading company: A business organization, typically a company or firm, that is primarily engaged in the buying and selling of goods, often on a wholesale or large-scale basis. It implies an established entity with a formal business structure.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hãng buôn đó chuyên nhập khẩu cà phê. (That trading company specializes in importing coffee.)
- Ông ấy làm việc cho một hãng buôn lớn ở Sài Gòn. (He works for a large commercial firm in Saigon.)
- Hãng buôn này có uy tín lâu năm trong ngành. (This trading house has a long-standing reputation in the industry.)
Advanced Usage
"hãng buôn sỉ": wholesale trading company.
- Chúng tôi mua hàng trực tiếp từ hãng buôn sỉ. (We buy goods directly from the wholesale trading company.)
"hãng buôn lẻ": retail trading company (less common, as "hãng" often implies larger scale).
- Cửa hàng này là một hãng buôn lẻ nhỏ. (This shop is a small retail trading firm.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công ty thương mại (n): Commercial company. A more modern and general synonym.
- Hãng (n): Firm, company, brand. A broader term that can refer to any company, not just trading.
- Nhà buôn (n): Merchant, trader. Refers more to the individual or family business entity rather than a formal company.
- Thương hiệu (n): Brand, trademark. Focuses on the brand identity, not the business entity.
Synonyms
- Trading company: Công ty thương mại.
- Commercial firm: Hãng kinh doanh.
- Merchant house: Công ty buôn bán.
Related Phrases
Buôn bán (v): To trade, to do business. The verb form of the activity.
- Họ buôn bán mặt hàng điện tử. (They trade in electronic goods.)
Kinh doanh (v/n): To do business / business. A broader term for commercial activity.
Related Idioms
- Buôn tảo bán tần: To trade diligently and laboriously (often used for small-scale, hardworking trade).
- Bà ấy buôn tảo bán tần để nuôi con. (She trades diligently to raise her children.) Note: This idiom describes the act of trading, not the "hãng buôn" itself.