水货

水貨

shuǐhuò

noun HSK 7-9 #57,211

Measure Word

一批水货 pī

Meanings

1 smuggled goods
2 parallel imports
3 gray market goods
4 knockoff

Characters

goods; merchandise

Literally 'water goods' - goods smuggled by water, hence parallel imports or fakes

Examples

HSK 3

买水货虽然便宜，但有风险。

Mǎi shuǐhuò suīrán piányi, dàn yǒu fēngxiǎn.

Buying parallel imports is cheaper but risky.

HSK 7-9

这部手机是水货，没有保修。

Zhèbù shǒujī shì shuǐhuò, méiyǒu bǎoxiū.

This phone is a gray market import - it has no warranty.

Tips

culture

In China and Hong Kong, 水货 often refers to electronics imported through unofficial channels (parallel imports) rather than outright counterfeits. The opposite is 行货 (xínghuò) - officially imported goods with warranty.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

货 huò