销售
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
销售 (xiāoshòu) · to sell
销售 (xiāoshòu) means “to sell; sales”. It is written with 2 characters: 销 (to fuse) + 售 (to sell). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 销售 is built
The characters
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)
售 shòu · to sell
What 售 is made of
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A street vendor talks 口 incessantly, like a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在公司做销售工作。Tā zài gōngsī zuò xiāoshòu gōngzuò.He works in sales at the company.
这种手机销售得怎么样？Zhè zhǒng shǒujī xiāoshòu de zěnmeyàng?How is this phone selling?
Questions about 销售
What does 销售 mean?
销售 (xiāoshòu) means “to sell; sales”.
How do you pronounce 销售?
销售 is pronounced xiāoshòu.
Which HSK level is 销售?
销售 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 促销cùxiāosales promotion
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 报销bàoxiāoto claim reimbursement
- 畅销chàngxiāoto sell well
- 撤销chèxiāoto cancel
- 销毁xiāohuǐto destroy (documents, goods)
- 出售chūshòuto sell
- 售货员shòuhuòyuánsalesperson
- 售票员shòupiàoyuánticket seller
Learn 销售 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.