囤货

囤貨
túnhuò
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to stock up on goods
  2. 2 to stockpile, to hoard supplies

Examples

HSK 4
Shuāngshíyī hěnduō rén túnhuò yì zhěngnián.
On Double Eleven many people stock up for the whole year.
HSK 5
Tā xǐhuan zài zhíbōjiān túnhuò.
She likes to stock up during livestream shopping.
HSK 7-9
Yìqíng qījiān dàjiā dōu zài túnhuò.
During the pandemic everyone was stockpiling.

Tips

usage
囤货 is the everyday verb for 'stock up' - on household items, snacks, baby formula, or discounted goods during sales. The related noun 囤货 (the stockpile itself) is also common. Overlaps with English 'panic buying' during shortages (囤积, túnjī, sounds more serious).
mistakes
囤 is read tún here (hoard/store), NOT dùn. 一囤米 (a granary-bin of rice) uses dùn; the verb 囤货, 囤粮 (stock up on goods/grain) always uses tún.

Stroke Order

囤 tún
货 huò