daigou

IPA/ˈdaɪ.ɡəʊ/
IPA/ˈdaɪ.ɡoʊ/

daigou — noun

  • daigousingular
  • daigousplural

1. a person who lives in one country and buys products on behalf of customers in Ch

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who lives in one country and buys products on behalf of customers in China, usually because the items are more affordable or not available there.

例句

Shanti works as a daigou in Tokyo, sending Japanese skincare products to clients in Shanghai.

daigou + location — typical pairing of person with city/country

Andrés, a daigou based in Milan, regularly ships designer handbags to buyers in Guangzhou.

同義詞
  • cross-border shopper

    wider term that can refer to anyone buying across borders, not specifically for clients in China

  • proxy buyer

    more general, used in any third-party purchasing context; less common in everyday English

  • personal shopper

    broader role that may serve local clients; lacks the specific cross-border China connotation of daigou

文法句型

daigou + noun (daigou agent, daigou business)

用法筆記

A relatively recent loanword from Chinese, 'daigou' entered English around 2010 as cross-border e-commerce from China expanded. It always implies the buyer is outside China and the customer is inside China — unlike a general 'personal shopper' who might work within the same city. Frequently used attributively (daigou shopper, daigou market).

常見錯誤

❌She works as a daigou in London, buying gifts for local friends.
✅She works as a daigou in London, sending goods to customers in China.
💡daigou always involves a cross-border China-to-outside-China relationship.
❌The daigou industry in Singapore helps tourists buy local items.
✅The daigou industry in Singapore helps customers in China buy Singaporean products.
💡the end customer must be in China.