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进货 (jìn huò) — to restock, to replenish stock (of a shop or business)

Definition

进货 is a business/shopkeeping term meaning to buy in new stock — the merchant's side of 进货 vs the customer's 购物. Used in retail, wholesale, and supply-chain contexts, not everyday personal shopping.

verb
to restockto replenish stock (of a shop or business)

Examples

  • 进货。
    Wǒ men měi zhōu dōu yào jìn huò.
    We need to restock every week.
  • 。
    Zuó tiān jìn le yì pī huò.
    Yesterday we restocked a batch of goods.
  • 进货。
    Zhè jiā diàn zhèng zài jìn huò.
    This shop is restocking.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

进jìnenter
货huògoods

进 means enter and 货 means goods, so the sense is goods entering a shop.

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 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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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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Business & Commerce

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