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库存

kùcún

inventory; stock

HSK 8 · Topic “Markets and Prices”
A warehouse with tall shelves of boxes and a worker with a clipboard
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Characters in this word

库 kù

Strokes
7
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 车 cart, vehicle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

存 cún

Strokes
6
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 子 son, child
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 由于需求突然下滑，仓库里的库存不断积压，现金流也随之紧张。 Yóuyú xūqiú tūrán xiàhuá, cāngkù lǐ de kùcún búduàn jīyā, xiànjīnliú yě suízhī jǐnzhāng. Because demand suddenly fell, inventory in the warehouse kept piling up, and cash flow tightened accordingly.
  • 这款手机已经没有库存了。 Zhè kuǎn shǒujī yǐjīng méiyǒu kùcún le. This phone model is out of stock.
  • 店长每个月都要清点一次库存。 Diànzhǎng měi ge yuè dōu yào qīngdiǎn yí cì kùcún. The shop manager has to count the stock once a month.

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