Chinese word

货运

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuò yùn

Meaning

  • nounfreight

Example

这件家具太大了，只能走货运。zhè jiàn jiā jù tài dà le zhǐ néng zǒu huò yùn

This piece of furniture is too large and can only be shipped by freight.

Illustration for 货运 (freight)

More examples

大型机械需要通过货运列车从北方运到南方。dà xíng jī xiè xū yào tōng guò huò yùn liè chē cóng běi fāng yùn dào nán fāng

Large machinery needs to be transported from north to south by freight train.

Core concept

A coordinated flow that gets heavy, bulky, or numerous goods from a sender to a destination.

Common phrases

  • 货运列车huò yùn liè chē

    freight train

  • 货运公司huò yùn gōng sī

    freight company

  • 货运单huò yùn dān

    freight waybill

Similar words

运输yùn shū: The act or means of moving goods from one place to another.
物流wù liú: The system for managing the flow of goods through storage, delivery, and inventory control.
快递kuài dì: A fast delivery service for small packages or documents.
海运hǎi yùn: A service or method for transporting goods by ship across the sea.

Definition in Chinese

指用公路、铁路、海运、空运等运输手段，将大量或体积、重量较大的货物从一地送到另一地的运输业务或运输过程。zhǐ yòng gōng lù tiě lù hǎi yùn kōng yùn děng yùn shū shǒu duàn jiāng dà liàng huò tǐ jī zhòng liàng jiào dà de huò wù cóng yí dì sòng dào lìng yí dì de yùn shū yè wù huò yùn shū guò chéng

Word origin

货 (huò, "goods") identifies what is moved, while 运 (yùn, "transport") identifies the action, giving the compound its practical meaning.

Usage tips

  • A shop may use this word for the transport option attached to a large purchase, which helps distinguish the shipping arrangement from the item being bought.

Opposites

Related words

  • 货运单huò yùn dānfreight waybillnoun
  • 货运保险huò yùn báo xiǎnfreight insurancenoun
  • 货运公司huò yùn gōng sīfreight companynoun

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