物品 (wù pǐn) — articles, goods, items | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

物品 (wùpǐn) is a general word for physical things or articles. 商品 implies goods for sale, 用品 implies items used for a purpose, 事物 is abstract/conceptual rather than physical.

noun

articlesgoodsitems

Measure word · 件

Examples

物品。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wù pǐn fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
Please put these items on the table.
物品。
Qǐng bǎo guǎn hǎo nǐ de zhòng yào wù pǐn.
Please take good care of your important items.
物品。
Zhè jiā diàn de wù pǐn zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
The items in this store are of good quality.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

物wùthings

物 (things) and 品 (goods) are parallel, together meaning articles or 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.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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