百货 bǎihuò general merchandise
How to remember 百货: 百 hundred + 货 products = general merchandise.
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How it is used
- General merchandise / all kinds of goods - 百货商店 (bǎihuò shāngdiàn) department store, 百货公司 (bǎihuò gōngsī) department store chain.
- Literally 'hundred goods', it names the broad-assortment retail category rather than any one product.
- Retail register; mostly seen inside these compounds.
Example sentences
- 百货商店前有个书店。 Bǎihuòshāngdiàn qiányǒu gè shūdiàn.There is a bookstore in front of the department store.