mǎi​bàn

comprador

  • created reference approved 买办/買辦 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买办 / 買辦 mǎi​bàn

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 买办/買辦 · mǎi​bàn · comprador — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买办 / 買辦

    mǎi​bàn

    comprador

    A middleman or agent for foreign capitalists in colonial or semi-colonial countries; an agent hired by foreign banks or firms to manage local business transactions.

    买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 办 (literal) → 办/辦 · bàn · to purchase

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 买办/買辦 · mǎi​bàn · purchaser — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买办 / 買辦

    mǎi​bàn

    purchaser

    A person responsible for making purchases or managing the procurement of goods.

    买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 办 (literal) → 办/辦 · bàn · to purchase

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 买办/買辦 · mǎi​bàn · purser — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买办 / 買辦

    mǎi​bàn

    purser

    A person on a steamship responsible for managing cargo and passenger business

    买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 办 (literal) → 办/辦 · bàn · to purchase

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense