How to say “general merchandise” in Chinese
general merchandise
“General merchandise” in Chinese is 百货, bǎi huò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
百货 is read bǎi huò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 化 huà hints at the sound; at the bottom, 贝 “shell, money”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “百货”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “general merchandise” in Chinese?
“General merchandise” in Chinese is 百货, pinyin bǎihuò.
What does 百货 mean?
百货 (bǎihuò) means “general merchandise”.
How do you write 百货?
百货 is 2 characters: 百 (bǎi) — hundred; 货 (huò) — goods. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 百货?
百货 is read bǎihuò. Tones: bǎi — third tone, huò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“general merchandise” in the lesson “In stock?”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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