开发商 kāifāshāng developer
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
How to remember 开发商: 开 open + 发 send out + 商 trade = developer.
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How it is used
- A developer - usually a real-estate/property developer - 房地产开发商 (fángdìchǎn kāifāshāng) a property developer.
- The 商 marks the commercial entity; contrast 开发者 (kāifāzhě), which is more the person/developer (e.g. software developer).
- Common in housing, urban development, and complaints about construction quality.