百货公司 (bǎihuògōngsī): department store

Measure Word

一家百货公司 jiā

Meanings

1 department store

Characters

to manage; department

百货 (general merchandise, lit. 'hundred goods') + 公司 (company)

Examples

我们去百货公司逛逛吧。

Wǒmen qù bǎihuò gōngsī guàngguang ba.

Let's go browse around the department store.

这家百货公司有很多品牌。

Zhè jiā bǎihuò gōngsī yǒu hěn duō pǐnpái.

This department store has many brands.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

货 huò

公 gōng

司 sī

Related Words

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department store / general store / bazaar

百货 bǎihuò HSK 4 #14,941

general merchandise / department store (short for 百货商店)

百货商店 bǎihuòshāngdiàn #19,530

department store

公司 gōngsī HSK 2 #355

company / firm / corporation

有限公司 yǒuxiàngōngsī #16,551

limited company; corporation / Ltd.

杂货店 záhuòdiàn #8,125

grocery store; general store / convenience store (traditional style)

司 sī #2,187

to manage; to take charge of / department (government) / (component of 公司 company)

百万 bǎiwàn #2,776

million / one million

百 bǎi HSK 1 #2,456

hundred

办公室 bàngōngshì HSK 2 #568

office