促 cù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 足 foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
促销
cùxiāo
sale; promotion
Characters in this word
销 xiāo
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 商店在促销。 Shāngdiàn zài cùxiāo. The store is having a sale.
- 今天有促销。 Jīntiān yǒu cùxiāo. There is a promotion today.
- 促销很便宜。 Cùxiāo hěn piányi. The sale is very cheap.
Related words
- 促进 cùjìn to promote; to improve
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 推销 tuīxiāo to promote and sell
- 销售 xiāoshòu sales; to sell
- 预订 yùdìng to reserve
- 出售 chūshòu to sell; for sale
- 名牌儿 míngpáir famous brand
- 购物 gòuwù to go shopping
- 企业 qǐyè business; enterprise
- 购买 gòumǎi to buy
- 行业 hángyè industry; field
- 货 huò goods