电商 diànshāng e-commerce (short for 电子商务)
e-commerce (short for 电子商务); (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
How to remember 电商: 电 electricity + 商 trade = e-commerce (short for 电子商务).
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How it is used
- E-commerce - short for 电子商务 - 做电商 (zuò diànshāng) run an e-commerce business; 电商平台 e-commerce platform.
- Modern business buzzword; can refer to the industry or an online seller. Very common in Chinese startup/retail talk.