大宗商品
dà zōng shāng pǐn
ZH
commodity (bulk raw materials and primary agricultural products that are traded in large quantities)
The country exports a large amount of bulk commodities like iron ore and soybeans every year.
这个国家每年出口大量铁矿石、大豆等大宗商品。
Etymology
This term is a standard Chinese business term combining 'dà' (large), 'zōng' (category/ bulk), 'shāng' (commercial), and 'pǐn' (goods), referring to standardized bulk traded goods.
Memory Aid
Think of 'dà zōng' as 'large bulk' and 'shāng pǐn' as 'commercial goods' — large bulk traded commercial goods = bulk commodities.
Collocations
bulk commoditiescommodity marketcommodity trading
Synonyms
raw materialsprimary products
Antonyms
finished goodsretail products
Related Words
futurestradeinventory
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