thương khách
Definition
- Noun:
- Merchant (archaic): A person whose occupation is buying and selling goods for profit; a trader or dealer. This term is now considered old-fashioned and is primarily found in historical or literary contexts.
- Business traveler (archaic): A person who travels for the purpose of commerce.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các thương khách thường tụ tập ở chợ lớn. (Merchants often gathered at the large market.)
- Đoàn thương khách mang theo nhiều hàng hóa quý. (The group of merchants carried many valuable goods.)
- Thương khách từ nhiều vùng đã đến hội chợ. (Merchants from many regions came to the fair.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thương khách" evokes a historical or classical setting, often associated with caravan trade, old marketplaces, or traditional commerce before the modern era. It is rarely used in contemporary business language.
Variants and Related Words
Thương nhân (n): Merchant, businessperson. This is the modern, standard term for a merchant or trader.
- Ông ấy là một thương nhân thành đạt. (He is a successful merchant.)
Nhà buôn (n): Trader, dealer. A common synonym for a person engaged in trade.
- Nhà buôn đó chuyên về vải lụa. (That trader specializes in silks.)
Synonyms
- Merchant: A person or company involved in wholesale trade.
- Trader: A person who buys and sells goods.
- Dealer: A person who buys and sells a particular product.
- Tradesperson: A person engaged in trading.
Related Idioms
- Buôn tảo bán tần: To trade diligently (often used to describe the hard work of small-scale traders, a concept related to the life of a in historical times).
- Cuộc sống của thương khách ngày xưa là buôn tảo bán tần. (The life of a merchant in the old days was one of diligent trading.)