Trade and commerce: HSK 7-9, part 2 商贸：HSK 七至九级（2）

淡季去海边，人比较少。

Dànjì qù hǎibiān, rén bǐjiào shǎo.

If you go to the seaside in the off season, there are fewer people.

在旅游淡季，机票会很便宜。

Zài lǚyóu dànjì, jīpiào huì hěn piányi.

When out of tourist season, the tickets will be cheap.

保险公司已经收到了他的索赔。

Bǎoxiǎngōngsī yǐjīng shōudàole tā de suǒpéi.

The insurance company has already received his claim.

饭菜有问题，顾客向餐厅索赔。

Fàncài yǒu wèntí, gùkè xiàng cāntīng suǒpéi.

The food was bad, so the customer asked the restaurant for compensation.

北京有很多老字号饭馆。

Běijīng yǒu hěn duō lǎozìhào fànguǎn.

Beijing has many time-honored restaurants.

北京有很多有名的老字号。

Běijīng yǒu hěn duō yǒumíng de lǎozìhào.

Beijing has many famous long-established shops.

那家老书店去年就停业了。

Nà jiā lǎo shūdiàn qùnián jiù tíngyèle.

That old bookstore closed down last year.

生意太差，那家书店已经停业了。

Shēngyi tài chà, nà jiā shūdiàn yǐjīng tíngyèle.

Business was too poor, so that bookstore has closed down.

货物运到保税区要几天？

Huòwù yùn dào bǎoshuìqū yào jǐtiān?

How many days does it take for goods to reach the bonded area?

这批货先存放在保税区。

Zhè pī huò xiān cúnfàng zài bǎoshuìqū.

This batch of goods will be stored in the bonded area first.

出口多就会有贸易顺差。

Chūkǒu duō jiù huì yǒu màoyìshùnchā.

If exports are high, there will be a trade surplus.

报纸说贸易顺差缩小了。

Bàozhǐ shuō màoyìshùnchā suōxiǎole.

The newspaper says the trade surplus has narrowed.

贸易逆差是什么意思？

Màoyìnìchā shì shénme yìsi?

What does trade deficit mean?

进口太多会造成贸易逆差。

Jìnkǒu tài duō huì zàochéng màoyìnìchā.

Too many imports will cause a trade deficit.

两国同意逐步取消贸易壁垒。

Liǎng guó tóngyì zhúbù qǔxiāo màoyìbìlěi.

The two countries agreed to gradually remove trade barriers.

高关税是一种常见的贸易壁垒。

Gāo guānshuì shì yìzhǒng chángjiàn de màoyìbìlěi.

High tariffs are a common kind of trade barrier.