销售点 (xiāo shòu diǎn) — retail store; point of sale (POS) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'sales point' — a physical place where goods are sold to the public, i.e. a retail store or outlet. Distinct from 商店, which is the everyday word for 'shop'.

noun

retail storepoint of sale (POS)

Measure word · 个

Examples

销售点。
Zhè ge xiāo shòu diǎn měi tiān yǒu hěn duō gù kè.
This retail store gets a lot of customers every day.
销售点。
Gōng sī zài quán shì yǒu sān shí duō gè xiāo shòu diǎn.
The company has over thirty retail outlets across the city.
销售点。
Wǎng shàng gòu wù bù rú shí tǐ xiāo shòu diǎn fāng biàn.
Online shopping is not as convenient as a physical retail store.

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.

销售sales

销xiāosell售shòusell

联合Side by side

销 and 售 both mean selling, and 点 gives a point, so the word means a point of sale.

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 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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

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

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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