促销 (cù xiāo) — to promote sales; to run a promotion

Definition

促销 is a short-term sales event with discounts or special offers — the activity itself, not the strategy. 推销 is the verb for actively pushing a product onto customers; 营销 is the broader concept of marketing.

verb
to promote salesto run a promotion

Examples

  • 促销
    Zhè jiā chāo shì zhèng zài cù xiāo niú nǎi.
    This supermarket is running a promotion on milk.
  • 促销
    Wǒ men gōng sī měi nián chūn jié dōu huì cù xiāo.
    Our company runs a promotion every Spring Festival.
  • 促销
    Shàng ge yuè tā men cù xiāo le hěn duō yī fu.
    Last month they promoted many clothes.

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