someone who is outside China who buys goods for someone who lives in China

Mrs Chen is a professional daigou, an overseas shopper who buys luxury items like jewellery, clothes and cosmetics for mainland Chinese. 陈女士是一位专业代购员，她在海外购物，为中国大陆人采买珠宝、服装和化妆品等奢侈品。

More than a million people globally are now working as daigou. 现在全球有一百多万人从事代购工作。