jewelry; valuables; precious goods
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
jewelry and valuables; precious goods (archaic)
archaicRefers to precious items such as jewelry, gems, and ornaments. Primarily used in historical contexts or in the compound '红货铺' (jewelry store). Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese outside of historical fiction or specific idioms.
Zhè这
jiā家
hóng红
huò货
pù铺
yǐ已
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This jewelry store has a history of a hundred years.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
fù富
guì贵
rén人
jiā家
cái才
mǎi买
de得
qǐ起
hóng红
huò货
。
In olden times, only wealthy families could afford precious jewelry.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
hóng红
huò货
dōu都
juān捐
gěi给
le了
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
。
He donated all the family heirloom valuables to the museum.