批发
Old HSK 6
批发 (pīfā) · wholesale
批发 (pīfā) means “wholesale”. It is written with 2 characters: 批 (batch) + 发 (to send). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 批发 is built
The characters
批 pī · batch
What 批 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 比bǐ — to compare
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 比 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
Example sentences
这家店只做批发。Zhè jiā diàn zhǐ zuò pīfā.This shop only does wholesale.
他从批发市场买了很多水果。Tā cóng pīfā shìchǎng mǎi le hěnduō shuǐguǒ.He bought a lot of fruit from the wholesale market.
Questions about 批发
What does 批发 mean?
批发 (pīfā) means “wholesale”.
How do you pronounce 批发?
批发 is pronounced pīfā.
Which HSK level is 批发?
批发 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 批评pīpíngto criticize
- 批准pīzhǔnto approve
- 批判pīpànto criticize
- 批pībatch
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
Learn 批发 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 135: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.