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大宗 (dà zōng) — large in quantity, bulk (of goods); staple (commodity)

Definition

大宗 (dà zōng) modifies goods or transactions — 'bulk, wholesale' (大宗商品 'staple commodity') — not just any large amount like 大量. It has no relation to 钉 ('staple, to staple').

large in quantitybulk (of goods)staple (commodity)

Examples

  • 大宗。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī měi nián jìn kǒu dà zōng yuán cái liào.
    This company imports bulk raw materials every year.
  • 大宗。
    Liáng shi shì guó jiā de dà zōng shāng pǐn.
    Grain is a staple commodity of the country.
  • 大宗。
    Tā men zuò de shì dà zōng pī fā yè wù.
    They do bulk wholesale business.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàlarge
宗zōngbulk

大 means large and 宗 refers to bulk or class, together describing a large amount or staple commodity.

Characters in this word

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀miánhouse
  • 示示shìspirit tablet

宗 pairs 宀, a house, with 示, a spirit tablet, to show an ancestral shrine or temple.

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