Chinese word

销售

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāo shòu

Meaning

  • verbsell

Example

公司开始销售新款手机。gōng sī kāi shǐ xiāo shòu xīn kuán shǒu jī

The company began selling a new mobile phone model.

Illustration for 销售 (sell)

More examples

演唱会门票已经开始销售了。yǎn chàng huì mén piào yǐ jīng kāi shǐ xiāo shòu le

Concert tickets have already gone on sale.

Core concept

Moves goods or services from a business to customers and brings the exchange to completion.

Common phrases

  • 销售门票xiāo shòu mén piào

    sell tickets

  • 销售软件xiāo shòu ruǎn jiàn

    sell software

  • 销售配件xiāo shòu pèi jiàn

    sell accessories

Similar words

卖mài: Give goods or services to someone in exchange for payment.
出售chū shòu: Offer goods or items for sale.
推销tuī xiāo: Promote goods or services and encourage people to buy them.

Definition in Chinese

出售商品或提供服务并促成交易的行为。chū shòu shāng pǐn huò tí gōng fú wù bìng cù chéng jiāo yì de xíng wéi

Word origin

销售 (xiāoshòu, "to sell") combines 销 (xiāo, "to circulate goods for sale") and 售 (shòu, "to sell"), giving the business sense of moving an offering to a buyer.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, sell is usually enough for a simple transaction, while 销售 (xiāoshòu, "sales") is also common in formal workplace phrases such as a sales team or sales target.

Other meanings

  • salenoun
  • salesnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 销售人员xiāo shòu rén yuánsalespersonnoun
  • 销售经理xiāo shòu jīng lǐsales managernoun
  • 销售网络xiāo shòu wǎng luòsales networknoun

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