Chinese word

热卖

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè mài

Meaning

  • verbsell well

Example

这款书在网上热卖。zhè kuǎn shū zài wǎng shàng rè mài

This book sells well online.

Illustration for 热卖 (sell well)

More examples

这件衣服在店里一直热卖。zhè jiàn yī fú zài diàn lǐ yì zhí rè mài

This piece of clothing has continued to sell well in the store.

Core concept

A product draws such strong demand that it moves quickly from seller to buyer.

Common phrases

  • 在网上热卖zài wǎng shàng rè mài

    sell well online

  • 热卖一空rè mài yì kōng

    sell out quickly

  • 持续热卖chí xù rè mài

    continue to sell well

Similar words

畅销chàng xiāo: To sell well over a long period, often becoming a best seller.
热销rè xiāo: To sell extremely well during a short period or a particular season.
好卖hǎo mài: To be easy to sell because buyers readily choose the product.
受欢迎shòu huān yíng: To be liked by many people and bought because of that broad appeal.

Definition in Chinese

卖得很快或卖得很好，既可作动词表示动作，也可作形容词修饰商品。mài de hěn kuài huò mài de hěn hǎo jì kě zuò dòng cí biǎo shì dòng zuò yě kě zuò xíng róng cí xiū shì shāng pǐn

Word origin

热卖 (rèmài, "hot-selling") is a modern compound of 热 (rè, "hot") + 卖 (mài, "sell"), where heat signals intense demand for the goods.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can place 热卖 (rèmài, "hot-selling") before a product noun as a compact sales label, and it can also follow the product as the predicate, so position shows its grammatical role.

Other meanings

  • best sellernoun
  • popular itemnoun

Opposites

  • 滞销zhì xiāosell poorlyverb

Related words

  • 热卖品rè mài pǐnhot-selling productnoun
  • 热卖榜rè mài bǎngbest-seller rankingnoun

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