提货 (tí huò) — to take delivery of goods, to pick up goods

Definition

A logistics/commerce verb meaning 'to pick up goods' — the buyer or receiver collects them (usually from a warehouse or port), as opposed to 送货 where goods are delivered to the buyer.

verb
to take delivery of goodsto pick up goods

Examples

  • 提货。
    Wǒ míng tiān qù cāng kù tí huò.
    I'll go to the warehouse tomorrow to pick up the goods.
  • ，。
    Tā yǐ jīng tí le huò, xiàn zài kě yǐ sòng huò le.
    He has already picked up the goods, so now delivery can be arranged.
  • 。
    Zhè ge yuè wǒ men tí le liǎng cì huò.
    We picked up goods twice this month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

提típick up
货huògoods

提 “pick up” and 货 “goods” combine to mean taking delivery of goods.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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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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