Chinese Conversation · Level 29
90 words
Chinese word
售货员
Pronunciation
Pinyinshòu huò yuán
Meaning
- nounsalesperson
Example
那位售货员能帮我吗？nà wèi shòu huò yuán néng bāng wǒ ma
Can that salesperson help me?
More examples
那家商店的售货员很热情。nà jiā shāng diàn de shòu huò yuán hěn rè qíng
The salesperson at that store is very friendly.
Core concept
A shop or market worker who helps customers choose and buy goods.
Common phrases
向售货员咨询xiàng shòu huò yuán zī xún
consult a salesperson
与售货员交谈yǔ shòu huò yuán jiāo tán
talk with a salesperson
那位售货员nà wèi shòu huò yuán
that salesperson
Similar words
店员diàn yuán: A shop staff member who serves customers and restocks or arranges goods.
收银员shōu yín yuán: A cashier who takes customers' payments and gives them change.
导购dǎo gòu: A store worker who explains product features and helps customers decide what to buy.
Definition in Chinese
在商店或市场上负责向顾客出售商品并提供服务的工作人员。zài shāng diàn huò shì chǎng shàng fù zé xiàng gù kè chū shòu shāng pǐn bìng tí gōng fú wù de gōng zuò rén yuán
Word origin
售 (shòu, "sell") + 货 (huò, "goods") + 员 (yuán, "person in a role") forms a compound naming the person whose job is to sell goods.
Usage tips
- Chinese usually leaves articles and plural endings unstated, so this noun can refer to one worker or to staff generally when the context makes the number clear.
Other meanings
- shop assistantnoun
- vendornoun
Opposites
- 顾客gù kècustomernoun
Related words
- 售货shòu huòsell goodsverb
- 售货机shòu huò jīvending machinenoun
- 售货台shòu huò táisales counternoun