"trades" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 交易
• 行业 (手工或技艺工作)

Definition

“Trades” 通常指商品或服务的买卖（商业活动），也可以指像木工或水管工等有技能的手工职业。是“trade”的复数形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Trades” 可指熟练行业（如“the trades”指手工技艺行业），也可指多项商业或金融交易。多见于商业、行业或职业教育。不要与动词“trade”（交换）混淆。

Examples

Many people work in the skilled trades like plumbing and carpentry.

许多人从事熟练的**行业**，如水管工和木工。

The student is learning different trades at the technical school.

这名学生在技校学习不同的**技能行业**。

There were several trades at the market today.

今天市场上有好几笔**交易**。

People in the trades often start their own businesses after gaining experience.

在**行业**工作的人常常在有经验后自己创业。

The stock market saw thousands of trades in just a few minutes.

股市在几分钟内就有成千上万笔**交易**。

Schools are encouraging students to consider the trades because there’s high demand for these jobs.

学校鼓励学生考虑进入**技能行业**，因为这些工作很紧缺。