建材市场

建材市場
jiàncáishìchǎng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 building materials market
  2. 2 construction materials market

Examples

Zhuāngxiū qián xiān qù jiàncái shìchǎng bǐjià.
Before renovating, go to the building materials market to compare prices.
Zhè jiā jiàncái shìchǎng zhōumò shēngyi tèbié hǎo.
This building-materials market does especially brisk business on weekends.

Tips

culture
Chinese 建材市场 are massive one-stop wholesale complexes where homeowners and contractors buy tiles, flooring, sinks, doors, light fixtures, and paint — effectively the raw materials of 装修 (home renovation). The 东方家园 / / 居然 chains are the best-known national brands, while most cities also have legacy open-warehouse markets from the 1990s-2000s boom.
usage
建材 (building materials) as a prefix appears in many compounds: 建材 (store), 建材行业 (industry), 建材 (trade show). The full 市场 here implies a bazaar-style complex, not a modern retail showroom.

Stroke Order

jiàn
cái
shì
chǎng