发售 (fā shòu) — to release for sale, to launch (a product) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used for the official launch of a product (phones, tickets, editions) going on sale — focuses on the release event, not ordinary buying and selling.

verb

to release for saleto launch (a product)

Examples

发售。
Zhè kuǎn xīn shǒu jī huì zài xià ge yuè fā shòu.
This new phone will be released next month.
发售。
Yǎn chàng huì de mén piào yǐ jīng fā shòu le.
Concert tickets are already on sale.
发售。
Xiàn liàng bǎn yùn dòng xié jīn tiān zhèng shì fā shòu.
Limited edition sneakers go on sale today.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发 means issue and 售 means sell; together they mean release for sale.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Marketing & Sales

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