验货 (yàn huò) — to inspect goods; to check the quality or quantity of merchandise

Definition

验货 (yàn huò) means to inspect goods — typically checking quality or quantity before a transaction is finalized, e.g. before payment or shipment. Note it's a separable verb: 验一次货, not *验货一次.

verb
to inspect goodsto check the quality or quantity of merchandise

Examples

  • 验货。
    Cāng kù guǎn lǐ yuán zhèng zài yàn huò.
    The warehouse manager is inspecting the goods.
  • ，。
    Zhè pī huò wǒ men yàn le liǎng cì huò, dōu méi wèn tí.
    We inspected this batch of goods twice and found no issues.
  • 。
    Mǎi jiā yāo qiú xiān yàn huò zài fù kuǎn.
    The buyer requires the goods to be inspected before payment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

验yàninspect
货huògoods

验 means to inspect, and 货 means goods; together they mean to inspect 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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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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