售货员 meaning in English
sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson
Meaning of 售货员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson
How to use 售货员
售货员 is used for staff who sell things in shops, department stores, and supermarkets. It sounds a little formal or old-fashioned in some cities, where people may also say 店员 (diànyuán) or 导购 (dǎogòu). Example: 我妈妈以前是百货商店的售货员。(Wǒ māma yǐqián shì bǎihuò shāngdiàn de shòuhuòyuán.) My mom used to be a sales clerk at a department store.
Break it into three parts: 售 (shòu) to sell, 货 (huò) goods, and 员 (yuán) a person with a role. The person who sells goods is the sales clerk.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 售 (shòu, to sell) with 收 (shōu, to receive), which sound almost the same except for the tone. Remember 售货员 is fourth tone shòu, and 售 has 口 (mouth) at the bottom, like calling out to sell.
售货员 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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售 shòu · to sell · 11 strokes
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货 huò · goods · 8 strokes
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员 yuán · person engaged in a certain field of ac… · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 售货员.
| 人员 | rényuán | staff; crew |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor; actress; performer |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress |
| 会员 | huìyuán | member |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant; public servant |
| 销售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market |
| 出售 | chūshòu | to sell; to offer for sale |
| 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | athlete |
| 百货 | bǎihuò | general merchandise |
Questions about 售货员
What does 售货员 mean?
售货员 (shòuhuòyuán) means "sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 售货员?
售货员 is made of 3 characters: 售 (11 strokes), 货 (8 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 售货员 an HSK word?
Yes. 售货员 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 售货员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 售货员 is written 售貨員.
What is the difference between 售货员 and 服务员?
售货员 sells goods in a shop. 服务员 (fúwùyuán) serves customers, usually in restaurants or hotels, like a waiter or attendant.
How do I get a sales clerk's attention in a Chinese store?
Directly calling someone 售货员 can sound stiff. People usually say 你好 (nǐ hǎo) or 请问 (qǐngwèn, excuse me), and some still use 服务员 to call shop staff over.