การค้า
commerce
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- 1 commerce、business、trade、dealings
This noun refers to economic activity involving buying, selling, and exchange. It can mean commerce or business in general, and in international contexts it often means trade.
commerce、business、trade、dealings
It refers broadly to commercial activity based on buying, selling, or exchange. In international contexts, it commonly means trade.
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ทำการค้า tham kaan kháa do business ทำการค้า details
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การค้าออนไลน์เติบโตอย่างรวดเร็ว kaan kháa ɔɔnlay tə̀əptoo yàaŋ rûatrew Online commerce is growing rapidly. การค้าออนไลน์เติบโตอย่างรวดเร็ว details
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การค้ายาเสพติด kaan kháa yaa sèeptìt drug trafficking การค้ายาเสพติด details
Learning notes
Explanation
การค้า is formed from การ, which turns an action into a noun, plus ค้า, “to trade or do commerce.” While ขาย means “sell” and ซื้อ means “buy,” การค้า refers to the broader commercial activity built around buying, selling, and exchange. It is somewhat formal and common in news, business, government, and economic contexts. It can also be followed by an object, as in การค้าอาวุธ “arms trade” or การค้ามนุษย์ “human trafficking.”
Usage
It is common in economic news, business writing, government and policy contexts, international relations, e-commerce, and logistics. It can appear in everyday speech too, especially when talking about commerce as an activity or system.
Caution
การค้า is a noun, not the verb “to sell.” Use ขายสินค้า for “sell goods,” and ทำการค้า or ทำธุรกิจ for “do business.” Also, do not translate it as “trade” in the international sense every time; without an international context, it may simply mean commerce or commercial dealings.
Differences from similar words
1 commerce synonyms
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ธุรกิจ means a business or enterprise, often the organization or operation itself. การค้า focuses more on buying, selling, exchange, and commercial activity.