批 pī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 比 to compare, liken
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
批发
pīfā
to wholesale; wholesale
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 这家公司不做零售，只向连锁超市批发本地农产品。 Zhè jiā gōngsī bù zuò língshòu, zhǐ xiàng liánsuǒ chāoshì pīfā běndì nóngchǎnpǐn. This company does not do retail; it only wholesales local agricultural products to chain supermarkets.
- 在批发市场买东西，价格比商店便宜很多。 Zài pīfā shìchǎng mǎi dōngxi, jiàgé bǐ shāngdiàn piányi hěn duō. Things bought at a wholesale market are much cheaper than in shops.
- 他从工厂拿货，再批发给小商店。 Tā cóng gōngchǎng ná huò, zài pīfā gěi xiǎo shāngdiàn. He gets goods from the factory and sells them wholesale to small shops.
Related words
- 批评 pīpíng to criticize
- 批准 pīzhǔn to approve
- 批 pī to criticize; to review
- 批 pī a measure word for batches
- 批判 pīpàn to criticise; to critique
- 审批 shěnpī to examine and approve; approval
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 发 fā to send; to hand out
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 头发 tóufa hair
- 发表 fābiǎo to publish; to express publicly