热销 (rè xiāo) — to sell well | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A product or item that sells well — describes hot demand, not the act of selling. Unlike 销售/出售/推销 (the act of selling), and nearly interchangeable with 畅销 (sell well / be a bestseller).

verb

to sell well

Examples

热销。
Zhè kuǎn xīn chǎn pǐn yí shàng shì jiù rè xiāo le.
This new product sold well as soon as it hit the market.
，热销。
Xià tiān yí dào, kōng tiáo jiù kāi shǐ rè xiāo.
As soon as summer arrives, air conditioners start selling well.
热销，。
Zhè jiā diàn de dàn gāo měi tiān dōu hěn rè xiāo, hěn kuài jiù mài wán le.
The cakes at this shop sell well every day and sell out quickly.

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.

热 suggests hot demand, and 销 is selling, so the sense is selling well.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

埶灬熱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

埶

埶yì熱rè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 銷; 销 is its simplified writing.

金肖銷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

肖

肖xiào銷xiāo

Same sound today

The traditional form 銷 pairs 金 (metal) with 肖 as a sound part; simplified 销 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not historical components.

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