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货运

huòyùn

freight transport; cargo shipping

A long freight train with containers crossing a plain
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Characters in this word

货 huò

Strokes
8
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
化 to change, to convert, to reform 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

运 yùn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 云 cloud
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 港口拥堵导致货运成本上升,许多出口企业不得不重新安排交货周期。 Gǎngkǒu yōngdǔ dǎozhì huòyùn chéngběn shàngshēng, xǔduō chūkǒu qǐyè bùdébù chóngxīn ānpái jiāohuò zhōuqī. Port congestion has pushed up freight costs, forcing many exporters to rearrange delivery schedules.
  • 这家公司主要做海上货运,每月有很多船出海。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zhǔyào zuò hǎishàng huòyùn, měi yuè yǒu hěn duō chuán chūhǎi. This company mainly does sea freight, and many ships leave port each month.
  • 货运火车夜里经过小镇,声音很大。 Huòyùn huǒchē yèlǐ jīngguò xiǎozhèn, shēngyīn hěn dà. The freight train passes through the small town at night and is very loud.

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