卸货 (xiè huò) — to unload cargo | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Verb phrase: 'unload cargo / goods' — typically from a truck, ship, or container at a dock or warehouse. Focuses on the action of removing 货 from a vehicle, not broader unloading (卸载).

verb

to unload cargo

Examples

卸货。
Tā men zhèng zài mǎ tou xiè huò.
They are unloading cargo at the dock.
。
Jīn tiān gōng rén yǐ jīng xiè le sān cì huò.
The workers have already unloaded cargo three times today.
。
Qǐng bǎ kǎ chē shàng de huò wù xiè wán zài zǒu.
Please finish unloading the goods from the truck before leaving.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

卸 is the action of unloading, and 货 is the cargo being unloaded.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

Appears in

Business & Commerce

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