经销 (jīng xiāo) — to sell (as a dealer or distributor); to market | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A business term meaning to sell or distribute a brand's products, usually as an authorized dealer. Pairs with 权 in 经销权 ('distribution rights'), unlike the everyday verb 卖.

verb

to sell (as a dealer or distributor)to market

Examples

经销。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào jīng xiāo diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
This company mainly sells electronic products.
经销。
Wǒ men yǐ huò dé gāi pǐn pái de zhōng guó jīng xiāo quán.
We have obtained the distribution rights for this brand in China.
经销。
Tā cóng shì jīng xiāo yè wù yǐ yǒu shí yú nián.
He has been in the distribution business for over ten years.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

经 means manage and 销 means sell, so the word describes managing sales or selling as a dealer.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the 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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