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做買賣

简做买卖 · 繁做買賣

Mandarin · pinyin zuò mǎi mài

to buy and sell
to do business
to trade
to deal

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做: zuò · work, make; act
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买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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4–3–4 · zuo4 mai3 mai4

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verb

(intransitive) to do business; to trade

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