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title: "Pifa Meaning: 批发 (pīfā) Means “wholesale”"
description: "批发 (traditional 批發, pīfā) means “wholesale; to buy or sell wholesale”. Hear its tones, see what 批 and 发 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pifa"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 批发 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

批发 pīfā

## wholesale; to buy or sell wholesale

## Its characters

1. 批 pī wholesale (as in 批发)
2. 发 fā to send

## In a sentence

这些衣服是从市场批发来的。 These clothes were bought wholesale from the market.

[More about 批发](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%B9%E5%8F%91)

## More words with 批 or 发

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [大批 dàpī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dapi)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [发电 fādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadian)

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