Chinese Conversation · Level 42
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Chinese word
清仓
Pronunciation
Pinyinqīng cāng
Meaning
- nounclearance sale
Example
这家店在做清仓活动。zhè jiā diàn zài zuò qīng cāng huó dòng
This store is having a clearance sale.
More examples
商场把滞销商品放到清仓区，价格很便宜。shāng chǎng bǎ zhì xiāo shāng pǐn fàng dào qīng cāng qū jià gé hěn pián yi
The department store puts slow-selling products in the clearance section, and the prices are very low.
Core concept
The visible process of making room by moving old or out-of-season goods out through lower prices.
Common phrases
清仓大甩卖qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài
clearance blowout sale
清仓商品qīng cāng shāng pǐn
clearance items
Similar words
甩卖shuǎi mài: A sale that moves a large amount of stock cheaply to sell it all.
促销cù xiāo: A sales promotion, such as a discount or campaign, designed to sell more goods.
折扣zhé kòu: A discount rate or reduced price applied to a product.
特卖tè mài: A short-term sale offering selected goods at low prices.
Definition in Chinese
以打折或促销手段将仓库或商店中滞销或过季商品大量出售以清理库存的行为或活动。yǐ dǎ zhé huò cù xiāo shǒu duàn jiāng cāng kù huò shāng diàn zhōng zhì xiāo huò guò jì shāng pǐn dà liàng chū shòu yǐ qīng lǐ kù cún de xíng wéi huò huó dòng
Word origin
清 (qīng, "clear") + 仓 (cāng, "storehouse") joins the action of clearing with the place where goods are kept, giving the word its stock-reduction sense.
Usage tips
- In everyday shopping, this label often signals limited remaining stock rather than a regular price reduction that will continue indefinitely.
Other meanings
- clearancenoun
Related words
- 清仓甩卖qīng cāng shuǎi màiclearance blowout salenoun
- 清仓价qīng cāng jiàclearance pricenoun