Chinese Word of the Day

杂货
zá huò

groceries

Definitions

Chinese > English
杂货
1. Simplified form of 雜貨
雜貨	záhuò
1. n. groceries; sundry goods
English > Chinese
groceries
1. 杂货
Components
杂
1. Simplified form of 雜
2. Simplified form of 朵
朵	duǒ, tuǒ
1. flower or calyx of a plant
一百朵玫瑰gui - a hundred roses
Duo
2. (Min Nan)
3. (Cantonese) name; nickname; title
雜	zá
1. miscellaneous; mixed
雜貨 - miscellaneous goods
這裡賣的東西xi 很雜。 - They sell all sorts of stuff here.
2. extra; irregular
雜項 - miscellaneous items (apart from the main item)
雜牌軍 - ragtag troops; miscellaneous troops
3. to mix
货
1. Simplified form of 貨
貨	huò
1. (literary) money and goods; property
殺人越貨 - to kill people for their property -
2. goods; commodities; products
現貨 - merchandise in stock -
百貨 - general merchandise -
退貨 - to return goods or merchandise -
今日會有批貨送到嚟。 -
3. currency
通貨 - currency -
4. (derogatory) (used to refer to a person)
吃貨 - one who eats all day and does nothing -
蠢貨 - idiot -
5. (Min Nan) thing; stuff
6. (obsolete) to bribe
7. (obsolete) to buy; to purchase
8. (obsolete) to sell
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