兜售 (dōu shòu) — to hawk, to peddle (goods or ideas, often in a negative or aggressive manner)
Definition
兜售 is 'to peddle / hawk' with a strongly negative tone — selling dubious goods or pushing an idea aggressively. Stronger and more disreputable than 推销 (neutral marketing), similar to 贩卖 (illegal/disreputable trade).
verb
to hawkto peddle (goods or ideas, often in a negative or aggressive manner)
Examples
- 兜售。Tā jīng cháng zài jiē shàng dōu shòu jiǎ huò.He often peddles fake goods on the street.
- 兜售。Bié xiāng xìn tā dōu shòu de nà xiē guān diǎn.Don't believe the views he peddles.
- 兜售。Zhèng kè men bú duàn xiàng xuǎn mín dōu shòu gǎi gé fāng àn.Politicians constantly peddle reform plans to voters.
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.
The 兜 idea of soliciting or pushing around combines with 售 for selling, suggesting goods offered aggressively.
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