促销
HSK 4 (2021)
促销 (cùxiāo) · sales promotion
促销 (cùxiāo) means “sales promotion; to promote sales”. It is written with 2 characters: 促 (to urge) + 销 (to fuse). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 促销 is built
The characters
促 cù · to urge
What 促 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
销 xiāo · to fuse
What 销 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
超市这周有促销活动。Chāoshì zhè zhōu yǒu cùxiāo huódòng.The supermarket has a sales promotion this week.
这些衣服在促销吗？Zhèxiē yīfu zài cùxiāo ma?Are these clothes on promotion?
Questions about 促销
What does 促销 mean?
促销 (cùxiāo) means “sales promotion; to promote sales”.
How do you pronounce 促销?
促销 is pronounced cùxiāo.
Which HSK level is 促销?
促销 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 促进cùjìnto promote
- 促使cùshǐto prompt
- 仓促cāngcùhurried
- 督促dūcùto urge
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 销售xiāoshòuto sell
- 报销bàoxiāoto claim reimbursement
- 畅销chàngxiāoto sell well
- 撤销chèxiāoto cancel
Learn 促销 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.