点货 (diǎn huò) — to check inventory / to verify goods (count or inspect items, typically in a shop or warehouse)

Definition

点货 means to check inventory by counting or inspecting goods in a shop or warehouse. The verb splits: 点一下货 / 点了一次货. Distinguish from 清点, which focuses strictly on counting items.

verb
to check inventory / to verify goods (count or inspect items, typically in a shop or warehouse)

Examples

  • 。
    Jīng lǐ měi tiān dōu yào diǎn huò.
    The manager has to check inventory every day.
  • ，。
    Tā jīn tiān shàng wǔ diǎn le yí cì huò, fā xiàn shǎo le liǎng xiāng.
    He checked the goods once this morning and found two boxes missing.
  • 点货，。
    diǎn huò De shí hou yí dìng yào zǐ xì, bù néng chū cuò.
    When checking goods, you must be careful and not make mistakes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

点diǎncount
货huògoods

'点' means count and '货' means goods, so together they describe checking 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →

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.

Open 货 →

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