外贸

• 拼音: wài mào
• 汉字拆解: 外 = 夕 + 卜; 贸 = 卯 (phonetic, a cyclical sign) + 贝 (cowrie shell, representing currency/trade)

含义

Foreign trade; international commerce. The import and export of goods and services between countries.

A contraction of 对外贸易 (duì wài màoyì). Pervasive in Chinese economic and business discourse. Collocations include: 外贸顺差/逆差 (trade surplus/deficit), 外贸依存度 (trade dependence ratio), 做外贸 (to work in or run a foreign trade business). Many small manufacturers in coastal China identify themselves as 外贸工厂 (export factories).

例句

1. 近年来跨境电商的兴起极大地降低了中小企业参与外贸的门槛。
2. 这家公司以外贸起家，如今已在十几个国家设立了分支机构。
3. 受国际形势影响，今年第一季度外贸数据略有下滑，但整体仍保持一定韧性。

用法指南

语境: business, economics, news

语气: matter-of-fact

正确说法

• 他在外贸公司工作了十年，英语和西班牙语都说得很流利。(He has worked at a foreign trade company for ten years and speaks both English and Spanish fluently.)
• 外贸数据的波动往往能反映全球经济的整体走势。(Fluctuations in foreign trade data often reflect the overall trajectory of the global economy.)

错误说法

• 把外贸和外汇混用 (外贸 = foreign trade in goods and services; 外汇 = foreign exchange and currency — distinct concepts, though closely related in macroeconomics)

起源与历史

Abbreviation of 对外贸易 (duì wài màoyì, 'foreign-directed trade'). 贸 historically referred to the exchange of goods; combined with 外, it specifies cross-border commercial exchange.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal