Chinese word

物流

Pronunciation

Pinyinwù liú

Meaning

  • nounlogistics

Example

这家公司做物流业务。zhè jiā gōng sī zuò wù liú yè wù

This company provides logistics services.

Illustration for 物流 (logistics)

More examples

供应链出现问题，物流成本上升影响了商品价格。gōng yìng liàn chū xiàn wèn tí wù liú chéng běn shàng shēng yíng xiǎng le shāng pǐn jià gé

Problems arose in the supply chain, and rising logistics costs affected product prices.

Core concept

Goods move through one connected chain, with each handoff and stop managed as part of the same system.

Common phrases

  • 物流公司wù liú gōng sī

    logistics company

  • 物流中心wù liú zhōng xīn

    logistics center

  • 物流成本wù liú chéng běn

    logistics costs

  • 物流管理wù liú guán lǐ

    logistics management

Similar words

运输yùn shū: The movement of goods between places using vehicles or other transport.
配送pèi sòng: The service of taking ordered goods to a specified delivery address.
快递kuài dì: Fast private delivery of small packages or documents.

Definition in Chinese

指货物在生产、储存、运输、配送等环节中移动与管理的过程或相关行业。zhǐ huò wù zài shēng chǎn chǔ cún yùn shū pèi sòng děng huán jié zhōng yí dòng yǔ guán lǐ de guò chéng huò xiāng guān háng yè

Word origin

物流 (wùliú, "logistics") combines 物 (wù, "thing") + 流 (liú, "to flow"), presenting goods as moving through an organized chain of handling and transport.

Usage tips

  • In everyday company talk, this noun usually names a business operation or field rather than one parcel arriving at a home, so it helps to keep the broad system separate from a single delivery event.

Other meanings

  • distributionnoun
  • deliverynoun
  • transportationnoun

Related words

  • 物流业wù liú yèlogistics industrynoun
  • 物流公司wù liú gōng sīlogistics companynoun
  • 物流网络wù liú wǎng luòlogistics networknoun

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