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Expressing 'to peddle' with 贩 (fàn)
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Structure
Product + 贩 / 贩 + Product
Explanation
The verb 贩 (fàn) means to peddle, sell, or deal in goods, often as a small trader or vendor. It frequently appears in compound nouns like 菜贩 (vegetable vendor) and 肉贩 (meat vendor). It can carry a neutral or slightly informal connotation depending on context.
Examples
菜市场里有很多菜贩在叫卖。
Cài shìchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō càifàn zài jiàomài.
There are many vegetable vendors hawking their goods in the market.
街角那个水果贩的东西又新鲜又便宜。
Jiējiǎo nàge shuǐguǒ fàn de dōngxi yòu xīnxiān yòu piányi.
The fruit vendor at the street corner has fresh and cheap goods.
警方查获了一批贩毒的犯罪分子。
Jǐngfāng cháhuò le yī pī fàndú de fànzuì fènzǐ.
The police seized a group of drug trafficking criminals.