huò
noun HSK 4 #1,779

Meanings

  1. 1 goods; commodity
  2. 2 merchandise; product

Examples

Zhè pī huò shénme shíhou dào?
When will this batch of goods arrive?
Zhè jiā diàn de huò hěn quán.
This store has a full range of goods.
Tā zài wǎng shang mài huò.
He sells goods online.

Tips

usage
appears in many common compounds: 货物 (goods), 货币 (currency), 百货 (general merchandise), 送货 (deliver goods), 进货 (stock up). It's a very productive character in business Chinese.
culture
直播带货 (zhíbō dài huò, livestream selling) has become a massive industry in China, where influencers sell through live video streams on platforms like Douyin (TikTok) and Taobao.

Stroke Order

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