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交货 (jiāo huò) — to deliver goods, to make delivery

Definition

交货 (jiāo huò) means 'to deliver goods' — a verb-object set phrase used in business, trade, and logistics. Common in formal contexts like contracts, shipping, and invoices.

verb
to deliver goodsto make delivery

Examples

  • 交货。
    Qǐng zài xià zhōu qián jiāo huò.
    Please deliver the goods before next week.
  • 。
    Wǒ men zuó tiān jiāo le huò.
    We delivered the goods yesterday.
  • 交货。
    Kè hù huì zài jiāo huò hòu fù kuǎn.
    The client will pay after delivery.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

交jiāodeliver
货huògoods

交 ('deliver') 货 ('goods') names the act of handing goods over.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà貨huò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

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Appears in
Business & Commerce

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