接货 (jiē huò) — to receive goods, to take delivery of goods

Definition

接 (receive) + 货 (goods) = 'receive goods / take delivery'. Used in logistics and business contexts when goods arrive and are checked in or collected.

verb

to receive goodsto take delivery of goods

接货。
Cāng kù de gōng zuò rén yuán zhèng zài jiē huò.
The warehouse staff are receiving goods.
。
Wǒ men zuó tiān jiē guò yí cì huò.
We received goods once yesterday.
接货。
Qǐng què rèn jiē huò de shí jiān hé dì diǎn.
Please confirm the time and place for receiving goods.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

接 “receive” 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.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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

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.