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title: "Shangren Meaning: 商人 (merchant) or 上任 (to take office)?"
description: "商人 (shāngrén) means “merchant; businessman”. Not the shangren you heard? See 上任. Hear its tones, see what 商 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 商人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

商人 shāngrén

## merchant; businessman

## Its characters

1. 商 shāng merchant
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

他是一个很成功的商人。 He is a very successful businessman.

正在着急的时候，两个卖马的**商人**听说了他们的事，送来了五十匹好马，还有很多钱和一千斤铁。

From [桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-1#library-word-897-899)

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## Other words said shangren

- [上任shàngrènto take office](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8A%E4%BB%BB)

## More words with 商 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [厂商 chǎngshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changshang)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [磋商 cuōshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuoshang)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)

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