Synonyms:
International commerce, world trade.
International trade (国际贸易 guójì màoyì) is trade (贸易 màoyì) taking place across a country’s (国 guó) border (际 jì).
- 贸 (mào) is trade or barter; the underlying radical is shell (贝 bèi), which indicates ancient Chinese money in the form of seashells or bronze cowry.
- 易 (yì) denotes change or exchange. 易(yì) as in deal or transaction (交易jiāoyì) or easy (容易 róngyì).
International trade (国际贸易 guójì màoyì) word examples:
- International Trade Commission (国际贸易委员会 guójì màoyì wěiyuánhuì).
- Trade organisation (贸易组织 màoyì zǔzhī).
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) (世界贸易组织 shìjiè màoyì zǔzhī, or abbreviated as 世贸组织 shìmào zǔzhī).
- Trade policy (贸易政策 màoyì zhèngcè).
- Trade protectionism (保护贸易政策 bǎohù màoyì zhèngcè).
- Fair trade (公平贸易 gōngpíngmàoyì).