用品 meaning in English

yòngpǐn

articles for use; products

HSK 6noun14 strokes

Meaning of 用品

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yòngpǐn

articles for use
products
goods

How to use 用品

用品 usually appears after a word that names a category, such as 日用品 (rìyòngpǐn) daily necessities, 办公用品 office supplies, or 体育用品 sporting goods. It is common on store signs and shopping lists. Example: 这家超市卖很多生活用品。(Zhè jiā chāoshì mài hěn duō shēnghuó yòngpǐn.) This supermarket sells a lot of household goods.

用品 combines 用 (yòng), to use, with 品 (pǐn), goods or articles. 品 looks like three boxes stacked together, so picture a pile of packages of things you use every day.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 用品 for any product, but it means items people use, not food or things made for sale in general. For general products, 产品 (chǎnpǐn) is more natural. Also keep the tone on 品 as third tone, pǐn, not pìn.

用品 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men现xiàn在zài的de办bàn公gōng室shì用yòng品pǐn都dōu过guò时shí了le，得dé去qù买mǎi点diǎn新xīn的de了le。

We ought to buy some new office equipment: the stuff we've got is out of date.

你nǐ去qù那nà个ge超chāo级jí市shì场chǎng，几jī乎hū甚shén么me日rì用yòng品pǐn都dōu买mǎi得dé到dào。

If you go to that supermarket, you can buy most things you use in your daily life.

他tā们men卖mài体tǐ育yù用yòng品pǐn。

They sell sporting goods.

萨sà米mǐ经jīng常cháng光guāng顾gù当dāng地dì的de性xìng用yòng品pǐn店diàn。

Sami frequented local sex shops.

急jí需xū医yī疗liáo用yòng品pǐn。

There's an urgent need for medical supplies.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

用 yòng · to use · 5 strokes

品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 用品.

不用	bùyòng	need not
有用	yǒuyòng	useful
使用	shǐyòng	to use; to employ
作用	zuòyòng	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
常用	cháng yòng	in common usage
利用	lìyòng	to exploit; to make use of
没用	méiyòng	useless
作品	zuòpǐn	work (of art); opus
食品	shípǐn	foodstuff; food; provisions
费用	fèiyong	cost; expenditure
商品	shāngpǐn	commodity; goods; merchandise

Questions about 用品

What does 用品 mean?

用品 (yòngpǐn) means "articles for use; products" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 用品?

用品 is made of 2 characters: 用 (5 strokes), 品 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 用品 an HSK word?

Yes. 用品 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 用品 and 商品?

商品 (shāngpǐn) means goods or merchandise for sale in general. 用品 focuses on things used for a purpose, like school supplies or bathroom items. A store sells 商品, and some of those are 用品.

Can 用品 be used on its own without a word in front?

It can, but it sounds incomplete in most everyday speech. Chinese speakers usually add a category, as in 学习用品 (xuéxí yòngpǐn) study supplies or 婴儿用品 (yīng'ér yòngpǐn) baby products.