脱销 (tuō xiāo) — to be sold out, to be out of stock | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to be sold outto be out of stock

Examples

，脱销。
Zhè běn shū hěn shòu huān yíng, hěn kuài jiù tuō xiāo le.
This book is very popular, it sold out quickly.
脱销。
Yǎn chàng huì de mén piào zài sān tiān zhī nèi quán bù tuō xiāo.
The concert tickets were all sold out within three days.
，脱销。
Yóu yú xū qiú tài dà, zhè kuǎn shǒu jī yǐ jīng tuō xiāo.
Due to high demand, this model of phone has been sold out.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

Goods are 脱-ed from 销, so nothing is left to sell.

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 脫; 脱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

兌

兌duì脫tuō

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

The traditional form 脫 puts ⺼ (meat) beside 兌, which gives the sound; the simplified 脱 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.

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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