寄售 (jì shòu) — to consign for sale

Definition

A formal/business term meaning to hand over goods to another party (a shop or dealer) to sell on your behalf, with payment made after the sale. It's a 把-construction verb, with 寄售人 the consignor and the shop acting as agent.

verb
to consign for sale

Examples

  • 寄售。
    Tā bǎ jiù jiā jù jì shòu gěi èr shǒu diàn.
    He consigned the old furniture to a second-hand store.
  • 寄售。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén jì shòu yì shù pǐn.
    This company specializes in consigning artworks.
  • 寄售。
    Wǒ xiǎng bǎ bú yòng de shū dōu jì shòu le.
    I want to consign all the unused books.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

寄jìconsign
售shòusell

Selling (售) is done by sending goods on consignment (寄).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánhouse
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí寄jì
Same sound today

The 宀 part shows a roof, and 奇 gives the sound. Together they point to staying or lodging away from home.

Open 寄 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 售 →

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