HSK Level 3

商品

shāng pǐn

goods; merchandise; wares

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Example Sentences

这个商品很便宜。

Zhège shāngpǐn hěn piányi.

This product is very cheap.

我想买那个商品。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi nàge shāngpǐn.

I want to buy that product.

这个商品的质量很好。

Zhège shāngpǐn de zhìliàng hěn hǎo.

The quality of this product is very good.

Synonyms

货品 (huò pǐn)

goods

产品 (chǎn pǐn)

product

Antonyms

服务 (fúwù)

service

产品 (chǎnpǐn)

product

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 商品 (shāngpǐn) for "commodity" is composed of two characters: 商 (shāng) and 品 (pǐn). The character 商 originally meant "to trade" or "to barter", and it is often used in words related to commerce and business. The character 品 originally meant "a class" or "a category", and it is often used in words related to quality or grade. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 商品, which refers to a tangible good that is bought and sold in a market.