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販

简贩 · 繁販

Mandarin · pinyin fàn

to deal in
to buy and sell
to trade in
to retail
to peddle

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販: Look up this written character
贩: fàn · peddler, hawker, street merchant

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4 · fan4

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faan3 · faan5

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to deal in; to trade in; to traffic
peddler; hawker; trader; monger; street merchant
(Hokkien) to sell wholesale
(Mainland China Hokkien) to imitate rigidly; to follow closely

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