百货
HSK 4 (2021)
百货 (bǎihuò) · general goods
百货 (bǎihuò) means “general goods; department store”. It is written with 2 characters: 百 (hundred) + 货 (goods). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 百货 is built
The characters
百 bǎi · hundred
What 百 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 一 gives the meaning, 白 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
货 huò · goods
What 货 is made of
- 化huà — to change
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 化 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家百货商店很大。Zhè jiā bǎihuò shāngdiàn hěn dà.This department store is very big.
我们去百货公司买衣服吧。Wǒmen qù bǎihuò gōngsī mǎi yīfu ba.Let's go to the department store to buy clothes.
Questions about 百货
What does 百货 mean?
百货 (bǎihuò) means “general goods; department store”.
How do you pronounce 百货?
百货 is pronounced bǎihuò.
Which HSK level is 百货?
百货 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
- 千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìby every possible means
- 百bǎihundred
- 售货员shòuhuòyuánsalesperson
- 货币huòbìcurrency
- 通货膨胀tōnghuòpéngzhànginflation
- 货huògoods
Learn 百货 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.