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销售

xiāo shòu · xiao shou

Traditional 銷售

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to sell
  2. to market
  3. sales (representative, agreement etc)
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The new job

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)新(xīn)工作(gōngzuò)了(le)，做(zuò)销售(xiāoshòu)。

    Dengdeng, I found a new job in sales.

  2. Dengdeng

    恭喜(gōngxǐ)！做(zuò)销售(xiāoshòu)要(yào)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Congratulations! Sales needs good talking.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)。今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)销售(xiāoshòu)的(de)是(shì)这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)风扇(fēngshàn)。

    Right. Today I'm selling this little fan.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)试着(shìzhe)向(xiàng)我(wǒ)销售(xiāoshòu)吧(ba)。

    Try selling it to me.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)风扇(fēngshàn)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，可是(kěshì)风(fēng)很(hěn)大(dà)，夏天(xiàtiān)最(zuì)需要(xūyào)。

    This fan is small, but the wind is strong. You need it most in summer.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)。你(nǐ)的(de)第一次(dìyīcì)销售(xiāoshòu)成功(chénggōng)了(le)。

    I'll buy it. Your first sale was a success.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

全(quán)体(tǐ)销(xiāo)售(shòu)人(rén)员(yuán)通(tōng)宵(xiāo)达(dá)旦(dàn)地(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)了(le)一(yì)周(zhōu)。

The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)第(dì)三(sān)季(jì)时(shí)销(xiāo)售(shòu)跌(diē)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

Sales fell off in the third quarter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by SUZIE · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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