Chinese word

倾销

Pronunciation

Pinyinqīng xiāo

Meaning

  • verbdump

Example

他们被指控向国外倾销电子产品。tā men bèi zhǐ kòng xiàng guó wài qīng xiāo diàn zi chán pǐn

They are accused of dumping electronic products abroad.

Illustration for 倾销 (dump)

More examples

一些公司通过低价倾销打垮本地竞争对手。yì xiē gōng sī tōng guò dī jià qīng xiāo dá kuǎ běn dì jìng zhēng duì shǒu

Some companies crush local competitors by dumping at low prices.

Core concept

A seller sacrifices short-term profit to flood one market, hoping low prices will weaken rivals or win buyers quickly.

Common phrases

  • 以低价倾销yǐ dī jià qīng xiāo

    dump at low prices

  • 倾销货物qīng xiāo huò wù

    dump goods

  • 倾销到国外qīng xiāo dào guó wài

    dump overseas

Similar words

低价销售dī jià xiāo shòu: Selling goods at a price lower than usual.
压价yā jià: Lowering prices to put pressure on competing businesses.
降价销售jiàng jià xiāo shòu: Selling goods after lowering their selling price.

Definition in Chinese

以牺牲短期利润、低于成本或明显低于市场价的价格大量向某一市场出售商品或服务，目的是压低价格、排挤竞争对手或迅速扩大市场份额。yǐ xī shēng duǎn qī lì rùn dī yú chéng běn huò míng xiǎn dī yú shì chǎng jià de jià gé dà liàng xiàng mǒu yí shì chǎng chū shòu shāng pǐn huò fú wù mù dì shì yā dī jià gé pái jǐ jìng zhēng duì shǒu huò xùn sù kuò dà shì chǎng fèn é

Word origin

倾 (qīng, "direct or pour toward") + 销 (xiāo, "sell") forms 倾销 (qīngxiāo, "dump"), naming sales being poured into a target market rather than ordinary trading.

Usage tips

  • In everyday business reporting, the word often signals a dispute about fair competition, not simply a successful sale at a low price.

Other meanings

  • predatory pricingnoun
  • below-cost pricingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 反倾销税fǎn qīng xiāo shuìantidumping taxnoun

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