Definition

1. Noun:
   • Customer, patron: A person or organization that regularly buys goods or services from a business. This term emphasizes an established, familiar commercial relationship.
   • Client, clientele: Refers to the collective body of customers or a specific regular buyer that forms a business connection.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy là một mối hàng lâu năm của công ty chúng tôi. (He is a long-term customer of our company.)
  • Cửa hàng mới cần phát triển nhiều mối hàng. (The new shop needs to develop many customers.)
  • Việc đó có thể khiến chúng ta mất mối hàng quan trọng. (That could cause us to lose an important client.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mối hàng" often implies a valuable business connection or a source of ongoing trade, not just a one-time buyer. It is commonly used in commercial and trade contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Khách hàng (n): A more general term for "customer" or "client," which can be used in both regular and one-time transaction contexts.
• Đối tác (n): Partner; often used for a business partner in a more formal or collaborative relationship than a typical customer.

Synonyms

• Customer: A person who buys goods or services.
• Client: A person or organization using the services of a professional or business.
• Patron: A customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, etc.

Related Phrases

• Mách mối hàng: To recommend or introduce customers to a business.
  • Cô ấy giúp mách mối hàng cho cửa hàng của tôi. (She helps recommend customers to my store.)
• Mất mối hàng: To lose a customer or client.
  • Dịch vụ kém sẽ dẫn đến mất mối hàng. (Poor service will lead to losing customers.)

1. Customer, patron
   • Mách mối hàng cho một hãng buôn
     To recommend a trade firm to customers
   • Mất mối hàng
     To lose customers