Meaning of 促销
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to promote sales
How to use 促销
促销 is used for shop sales, discounts, and marketing campaigns. It works as a verb and also often appears before nouns like 促销活动 (cùxiāo huódòng, promotional event). Example: 超市这周在促销水果。(Chāoshì zhè zhōu zài cùxiāo shuǐguǒ.) The supermarket is running a promotion on fruit this week.
促 (cù) means to urge or push, as in 促进 (cùjìn), and 销 (xiāo) means to sell, as in 销售 (xiāoshòu). Put them together and you get pushing sales along: a promotion.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 促销 (cùxiāo) and 推销 (tuīxiāo). 促销 is a store or brand running deals to boost sales, while 推销 is one person actively pitching or selling a product to someone, like a salesperson. Also remember 促 is fourth tone cù, not first tone cū.
促销 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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促 cù · to urge · 9 strokes
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销 xiāo · to melt · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 促销.
| 销售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market |
| 推销 | tuīxiāo | to market; to sell |
| 促进 | cùjìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 促使 | cùshǐ | to prompt; to induce; to spur |
| 撤销 | chèxiāo | to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo |
| 销毁 | xiāohuǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate |
| 开销 | kāixiāo | to pay (expenses); expenses |
| 促成 | cùchéng | to facilitate; to help bring about |
| 畅销 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping |
| 销量 | xiāoliàng | sales volume |
| 吊销 | diàoxiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
| 报销 | bàoxiāo | to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement |
Questions about 促销
What does 促销 mean?
促销 (cùxiāo) means "to promote sales" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 促销?
促销 is made of 2 characters: 促 (9 strokes), 销 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 促销 an HSK word?
Yes. 促销 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 促销 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 促销 is written 促銷.
How do you say something is on sale or on promotion with 促销?
You can say 这个在促销 (zhège zài cùxiāo), meaning this is on promotion. Shops also use 促销价 (cùxiāo jià) for the promotional price.
Is 促销 the same as 打折?
Not exactly. 打折 (dǎzhé) specifically means to give a discount, while 促销 is the broader idea of promoting sales, which may include discounts, gifts, or buy-one-get-one deals.