Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to sell

Chinese: 出售、卖。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shou” becomes a different word in each tone. 售 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 销售xiāo shòuto sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)
  • 出售chū shòuto sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market
  • 售货员shòu huò yuánsales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson
  • 售价shòu jiàselling price
  • 零售líng shòuto retail; to sell individually or in small quantities

Example Sentence

这家店的衣服正在打折出售。Zhè jiā diàn de yī fu zhèng zài dǎ zhé chū shòu.The clothes in this shop are being sold at a discount.

Zhèthisjiāhomediàninndeof衣服yī fuclotheszhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiat打折dǎ zhéto give a discount出售chū shòuto sell