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现货 (xiàn huò) — goods in stock; merchandise available for immediate delivery; spot goods (as opposed to futures)

Definition

现货 means goods that are physically available right now for delivery — what a store has on the shelf. Contrast with 存货, which emphasizes the inventory a business holds, and with 期货 (futures, not yet produced or delivered).

noun
goods in stockmerchandise available for immediate deliveryspot goods (as opposed to futures)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 现货？
    Qǐng wèn nǐ men yǒu xiàn huò ma?
    Excuse me, do you have this in stock?
  • 现货。
    xiàn huò De jià gé bǐ qī huò pián yi yì xiē.
    The price of spot goods is a bit cheaper than futures.
  • 现货。
    Wǒ men cāng kù lǐ hái yǒu dà liàng xiàn huò.
    We still have a large amount of stock in the warehouse.

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.

现xiànpresent
货huògoods

The 现, or present, and 货, or goods, combine to mean goods available now.

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 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 现 →

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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