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存货 (cún huò) — (noun) stock, inventory (goods kept for sale or use); (verb) to stock up on goods; to take inventory

Definition

存货 is the physical goods a business holds for sale or use — concrete inventory in a warehouse or store. Don't confuse it with 库存 (recorded inventory figure) or 股票/股份 (financial shares).

noun
stockinventory (goods kept for sale or use)
verb
to stock up on goodsto take inventory
Measure word · 批

Examples

  • 存货。
    Nián dǐ xū yào qīng diǎn yí cì cún huò.
    We need to take inventory once at the end of the year.
  • 存货。
    Zhè jiā diàn de cún huò zhǒng lèi hěn duō.
    This store has a wide variety of stock.
  • 存货存货。
    Jīng lǐ jué dìng cún huò yì pī lǎo cún huò dǎ zhé chū shòu.
    The manager sold a batch of old inventory at a discount.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

存cúnstore
货huògoods

存 means store, and 货 means goods; storing goods gives stock or inventory.

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
子子zǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái存cún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

存 pairs 子 with 才, which was used for the sound.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & Commerce

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