HSK 6 · Money

批发 pīfā “wholesale” in Chinese

Traditional 批發

What 批发 means

  1. wholesale
  2. bulk trade
  3. distribution

How to say 批发

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale批pī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale发fā1st tone, high and level

批发 in a sentence

  1. 这家市场主要做批发生意。

    Zhè jiā shìchǎng zhǔyào zuò pīfā shēngyi.

    This market mainly does wholesale business.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 批发的价格比零售便宜多了。

    Pīfā de jiàgé bǐ língshòu piányi duō le.

    Wholesale prices are much cheaper than retail.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 批发 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 批 (pī) with each of its parts in a different colour
批pīto ascertain
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 比compare · bǐSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 比 (bǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pī.

The character 发 (fā) drawn as one shape
发fāto send out

发 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 批发

批 7 strokes · 发 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

批发 (pīfā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 批发 (pīfā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 批发

Words with 批

批评pīpíng · to criticise批pī · measure word for batches or groups批准pīzhǔn · to approve批判pīpàn · to criticise

Words with 发

发fā · send out发烧fāshāo · have a fever头发tóufa · hair on the head发现fāxiàn · discover发生fāshēng · to happen发展fāzhǎn · development理发lǐfà · to get a haircut出发chūfā · to set off沙发shāfā · sofa发言fāyán · to make a speech

More words: Money & Economy

亏损kuīsǔn · loss (financial)连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)流通liútōng · to circulate垄断lǒngduàn · monopoly贫困pínkùn · poor商标shāngbiāo · trademark盛产shèngchǎn · to be rich in实惠shíhuì · good value

FAQs

批发 (pīfā) means “wholesale” or “bulk trade”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it pīfā: pī with a 1st tone, then fā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 批发 is written 批發. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pifa with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 批发 from the suggestions. Typing pifa into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
批发 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.