Usage note
交易表示买卖或交换的行为。
jiāo yì biǎo shì mǎi mài huò jiāo huàn de xíng wéi。
交易 means a transaction of buying, selling, or exchanging.
Context note
交易常用于市场、商业和网络。
jiāo yì cháng yòng yú shì chǎng 、 shāng yè hé wǎng luò。
It is often used with markets, business, and the internet.
5 examples
这笔交易完成了。
zhè bǐ jiāo yì wán chéng le。
This transaction is completed.
交易很顺利。
jiāo yì hěn shùn lì。
The transaction went smoothly.
他们正在交易商品。
tā men zhèng zài jiāo yì shāng pǐn。
They are trading goods.
网上交易很方便。
wǎng shàng jiāo yì hěn fāng biàn。
Online transactions are very convenient.
交易价格已经定了。
jiāo yì jià gé yǐ jīng dìng le。
The transaction price has already been set.
5 mini stories
老师解释了什么是交易。
lǎo shī jiě shì le shén me shì jiāo yì。
The teacher explained what a transaction is.
他们在市场上做交易。
tā men zài shì chǎng shàng zuò jiāo yì。
They made a transaction in the market.
这次交易很成功。
zhè cì jiāo yì hěn chéng gōng。
This transaction was successful.
交易完成后，双方都很满意。
jiāo yì wán chéng hòu， shuāng fāng dōu hěn mǎn yì。
After the transaction was completed, both sides were satisfied.
网络交易越来越常见。
wǎng luò jiāo yì yuè lái yuè cháng jiàn。
Online transactions are becoming more and more common.
Mini dialogue
公平交易
A
我用两支铅笔换你的橡皮，公平交易吗？
Wǒ yòng liǎng zhī qiānbǐ huàn nǐ de xiàngpí, gōngpíng jiāoyì ma?
I'll trade two pencils for your eraser. Is it a fair trade?
B
很公平，我们交易吧。
Hěn gōngpíng, wǒmen jiāoyì ba.
Very fair, let's trade.
市场交易
A
市场里有很多交易。
Shìchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō jiāoyì.
There are many trades in the market.
B
是的，人们在交易水果和蔬菜。
Shì de, rénmen zài jiāoyì shuǐguǒ hé shūcài.
Yes, people are trading fruits and vegetables.
Related words and contrasts
similar
买卖
mǎimài
buying and selling
交易 is more formal, 买卖 is everyday speech
related
交换
jiāohuàn
exchange
交换 means to swap, 交易 involves money
similar
贸易
màoyì
trade (commerce)
贸易 is used for international or large-scale trade