仓储式 (cāng chǔ shì) — warehouse-style (retail format)

Definition

Adjective describing a retail format where goods are sold directly from bulk storage — cheaper prices, large spaces, usually in suburban areas.

adjective
warehouse-style (retail format)

Examples

  • 仓储式。
    Zhè jiā cāng chǔ shì chāo shì de shāng pǐn bǐ pǔ tōng chāo shì pián yi hěn duō.
    The goods at this warehouse-style supermarket are much cheaper than at ordinary supermarkets.
  • 仓储式，。
    Tā men cǎi yòng cāng chǔ shì jīng yíng mó shì, dà dà jiàng dī le chéng běn.
    They adopted a warehouse-style business model, greatly reducing costs.
  • 仓储式。
    cāng chǔ shì Shāng diàn zài jiāo qū yuè lái yuè liú xíng.
    Warehouse-style stores are becoming increasingly popular in the suburbs.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

仓储warehousing
仓cāngwarehouse储chǔstore
联合Side by side
式shìstyle

仓储 refers to storing goods in warehouses, and 式 conveys a style or format.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 倉; 仓 is its simplified writing.

仓 is explained through the traditional form 倉, which pairs 合 (gather) with 戶 (door) to show a warehouse.

Open 仓 →

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 儲; 储 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
諸
諸zhū儲chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 儲 uses 人 as a person part and 諸 for sound. This describes 儲, not the simplified 储.

Open 储 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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