到货 (dào huò) — (of goods/shipments) to arrive, to be in stock | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

到货 specifically means a shipment or goods arriving (vs. just 到达, which covers any arrival). Often used in business, logistics, and shopping contexts.

verb

(of goods/shipments) to arriveto be in stock

Examples

到货。
Nín dìng gòu de shāng pǐn yǐ jīng dào huò le.
The items you ordered have arrived.
到货。
Zhè pī xīn shū zuó tiān gāng dào huò.
This batch of new books just arrived yesterday.
，到货。
Cāng kù tōng zhī wǒ men, xià zhōu huì yǒu dà pī huò wù dào huò.
The warehouse informed us that a large shipment will arrive next week.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

'到' marks arrival and '货' names the goods, so shipments arrive.

Characters in this word

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

至至zhìto arrive

Sound part声符shēngfú

刀

刀dāo到dào

Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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.

化貝貨

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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