Chinese word

售罄

Pronunciation

Pinyinshòu qìng

Meaning

  • verbbe sold out

Example

这次演唱会的门票已经售罄了。zhè cì yǎn chàng huì de mén piào yǐ jīng shòu qìng le

The tickets for this concert are already sold out.

Illustration for 售罄 (be sold out)

More examples

那款商品很快就售罄了。nà kuǎn shāng pǐn hěn kuài jiù shòu qìng le

That product sold out quickly.

Core concept

A supply reaches the point where every item has been taken by buyers and nothing remains for sale.

Common phrases

  • 门票售罄mén piào shòu qìng

    tickets sell out

  • 商品售罄shāng pǐn shòu qìng

    products sell out

  • 已售罄yǐ shòu qìng

    already be sold out

Similar words

卖完mài wán: Means that everything has been sold, leaving no stock available.
售完shòu wán: States in written sales information that all stock has been sold and is no longer available.
卖光mài guāng: Says in everyday speech that everything has been sold and not a single item remains.

Definition in Chinese

表示商品、门票等的库存已经全部卖出，当前没有可供出售的数量。biǎo shì shāng pǐn mén piào děng de kù cún yǐ jīng quán bù mài chū dāng qián méi yǒu kě gōng chū shòu de shù liàng

Word origin

售 (shòu, "sell") + 罄 (qìng, "be completely exhausted") combines the act of selling with the supply becoming empty.

Usage tips

  • In ticket listings, shop notices, and sales pages, this verb has a formal written tone, so it is especially useful for reading availability information.

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