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買方市場

简买方市场 · 繁買方市場

Mandarin · pinyin mǎi fāng shì chǎng

buyer's market

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買: Look up this written character
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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3–1–4–3 · mai3 fang1 shi4 chang3

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noun

(business) buyer's market

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