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发货 (fā huò) — to dispatch goods; to send out goods

Definition

发货 (fā huò) means 'to ship / dispatch goods' from a seller or warehouse to a buyer. The verb 发 focuses on sending the goods out, not on delivery (which is 送货) to the final customer.

verb
to dispatch goodsto send out goods

Examples

  • 发货。
    Wǒ men míng tiān fā huò.
    We will dispatch the goods tomorrow.
  • 。
    Tā zuó tiān fā le yì pī huò.
    He sent out a batch of goods yesterday.
  • 发货。
    Qǐng nín jǐn kuài gěi wǒ men fā huò.
    Please dispatch the goods to us as soon as possible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

发fāsend
货huògoods

发 (send) and 货 (goods) combine to mean to dispatch goods.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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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