行货

行貨

hánghuò

noun

Meanings

1 authorized/official goods (sold through official channels with warranty)
2 (older sense) mediocre merchandise

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Examples

这部手机是行货还是水货?

Zhè bù shǒujī shì hánghuò háishì shuǐhuò?

Is this phone an official-channel unit or a parallel import?

买行货可以保修。

Mǎi hánghuò kěyǐ bǎoxiū.

Buying officially-imported goods gets you a warranty.

Tips

usage

In modern consumer-electronics usage the key contrast is 行货 (officially imported through the manufacturer, with local warranty) vs 水货 (shuǐhuò, parallel-imported/smuggled goods — often cheaper but no warranty). A common scam vector is selling 水货 as 行货.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

货 huò