yàng
zi
huò

common
noun

Meaning of 样子货

样子货 means goods that look good but are of poor quality; shoddy merchandise; window dressing. Pronounced yàng zi huò.

  • goods that look good but are of poor quality; shoddy merchandise; window dressing

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
xié
shì
yàng
zi
huò
 
chuān穿
liǎo
tiān
jiù
kāi
zhàn
 

These shoes are just for show—they start coming apart after only a few days of wear.

Bié
mǎi
pái
zi
de
diàn
shì
 
dōu
shì
yàng
zi
huò
 
kàn
zhe
piào
liang
dàn
zhì
liàng
chà
 

Don't buy that brand of television—they're all style over substance, looking pretty but with poor quality.

Zhè
xiē
jiā
guò
shì
yàng
zi
huò
 
shí
yòng
xìng
qiáng
 

This furniture is merely decorative; it's not very practical.

mǎi
de
shǒu
shì
yàng
zi
huò
 
yòng
le
liǎng
tiān
jiù
huài
le
 

The phone he bought was just for show—it broke after only two days of use.