Definition

1. Verb:
   • To trade: The core meaning of "mua bán" is to engage in the commercial activity of buying and selling goods or services as a business.
   • To buy and sell: This directly describes the two reciprocal actions that constitute a transaction or business deal.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty của họ mua bán nông sản. (Their company trades agricultural products.)
  • Khu chợ này mua bán rất tấp nập. (The buying and selling in this market is very bustling.)
  • Anh ấy mua bán chứng khoán. (He buys and sells stocks.)

Advanced Usage

• "mua bán dạo": to be a street vendor, to peddle goods.

  • Cụ già mua bán dạo vé số. (The old woman peddles lottery tickets.)

• "mua bán thận": to trade in kidneys (often referring to illegal organ trafficking).

  • Đây là đường dây mua bán thận trái phép. (This is an illegal kidney trafficking ring.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buôn bán (v): to trade, to do business (often implies commerce on a larger or more regular scale than "mua bán").

  • Họ buôn bán vải vóc. (They trade in fabrics.)

• Giao dịch (v/n): to transact; a transaction.

  • Giao dịch mua bán được hoàn tất. (The purchase and sale transaction was completed.)

Synonyms

• Trade: to engage in commerce.
• Deal: to do business, especially in buying and selling.
• Merchandise (v): to buy and sell goods.

Related Idioms

• Mua bán thịt người: (literally "to buy and sell human flesh") to engage in human trafficking.

  • Bọn tội phạm mua bán thịt người đã bị bắt. (The human trafficking criminals were arrested.)

• Mua bán như tôm tươi: (literally "to buy and sell like fresh shrimp") to sell like hotcakes, to be in very high demand.

  • Mặt hàng này đang mua bán như tôm tươi. (This product is selling like hotcakes.)

verb

1. to trade, to buy and sell