售出 (shòu chū) — to sell out; to sell successfully

Definition

售出 is a formal/written verb meaning 'to sell (successfully)' — stronger and more business-like than the everyday 卖. The 出 emphasizes successful completion of the sale.

verb
to sell outto sell successfully

Examples

  • 售出
    Xīn shū shàng shì dì yī tiān jiù quán bù shòu chū.
    The new book sold out on the first day of release.
  • 售出
    Zhè cì xiàn liàng bǎn shāng pǐn zài shí fēn zhōng nèi shòu chū.
    This limited edition product sold out within ten minutes.
  • 售出
    Gōng sī tōng guò xiàn shàng qú dào shòu chū le dà liàng chǎn pǐn.
    The company sold a large number of products through online channels.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

售 (sell) and 出 (out) combine to mean selling something out successfully.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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