# 百货 (bǎihuò): general merchandise | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/baihuo-3611
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-3611
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:26.735Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 百货 (bǎihuò), HSK 6: general merchandise; department store. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 百货

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bǎihuò

general merchandise; department store

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

百bǎi3

Third tone: low, then rising

Third tone: low, then rising

货huò4

Fourth tone: falling

Fourth tone: falling

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

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## Usage in this example

Used as a noun for general merchandise sold in a shop, or for a department store where families go shopping.

## Example sentence

这家小店出售的百货种类齐全，价格也很公道。

Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn chūshòu de bǎihuò zhǒnglèi qíquán, jiàgé yě hěn gōngdào.

This small shop sells a complete range of general merchandise at fair prices.

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