thương mãi

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Commerce: The activity of buying and selling goods and services on a large scale, especially between different regions or nations. This is the primary and most common meaning of "thương mãi".
   • Trade: The act or process of exchanging goods or services.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các hiệp định thương mãi quốc tế rất quan trọng. (International trade agreements are very important.)
  • Thành phố này là một trung tâm thương mãi sầm uất. (This city is a bustling commercial center.)
  • Họ học về luật thương mãi. (They study commercial law.)

Advanced Usage

• "thương mãi điện tử": e-commerce, electronic commerce.
  • Thương mãi điện tử đang phát triển rất nhanh. (E-commerce is developing very rapidly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thương mại (n): This is the more modern and commonly used variant of "thương mãi". Both words share the same meaning of "commerce" or "trade".
  • Khu vực thương mại tự do. (Free trade area.)

Synonyms

• Commerce: The large-scale exchange of goods and services.
• Trade: The business of buying and selling.
• Business: Commercial activity.

Notes on Usage

• "Thương mãi" is an older, Sino-Vietnamese form. In contemporary Vietnamese, "thương mại" is the standard and preferred term for "commerce" or "trade". You will encounter "thương mãi" in historical texts, formal names, or fixed phrases, but "thương mại" is used in modern legal, economic, and everyday contexts.