day 134shops and selling
unit 18 · money and marketsshops and selling
Shop like a local: retail and wholesale, brands and fakes, price ranges and good deals.
today’s words
- 零售 língshòu · to retail
- 批发 pīfā · to sell wholesale
- 专卖 zhuānmài · to sell exclusively
- 专柜 zhuānguì · brand counter (in a store)
- 柜台 guìtái · counter (in a shop or bank)
- 橱窗 chúchuāng · shop window
- 招牌 zhāopai · shop sign; signature (dish)
- 老字号 lǎozìhao · time-honoured brand
- 集市 jíshì · country market, fair
- 商贩 shāngfàn · trader, street vendor
- 兜售 dōushòu · to peddle, hawk
- 贩卖 fànmài · to sell; traffic (illegally)
- 拍卖 pāimài · to auction
- 预售 yùshòu · to presell
- 热销 rèxiāo · to sell well
- 倾销 qīngxiāo · to dump (goods below cost)
- 光顾 guānggù · to patronise (a shop)
- 招揽 zhāolǎn · to tout for, attract (customers)
- 营销 yíngxiāo · marketing; to market
- 代言 dàiyán · to endorse (as a spokesperson)
- 标签 biāoqiān · label, tag
- 样品 yàngpǐn · sample
- 精品 jīngpǐn · top-quality goods, boutique
- 原装 yuánzhuāng · original, factory-packed
- 劣质 lièzhì · poor-quality
- 山寨 shānzhài · knock-off, copycat
- 档次 dàngcì · grade, class, level
- 价位 jiàwèi · price range
- 单价 dānjià · unit price
- 平价 píngjià · fair price; low-priced
- 廉价 liánjià · cheap, low-priced
- 贱 jiàn · cheap; lowly
- 划算 huásuàn · worth it, a good deal
- 主打 zhǔdǎ · to feature as the main product
sentences
- 在学习之余，她还帮一家老字号做营销。 · Besides studying, she also does marketing for an old shop.
- 要我说，这个价位真划算，手头紧的人也买得起。 · If you ask me, it’s a really good deal at that price: even people short of money can afford it.
- 这是个山寨的名牌包。 · This is a knock-off designer bag.
- 买得越多，单价越低。 · The more you buy, the lower the unit price.
- 这家店主打北京小吃。 · This shop specialises in Beijing snacks.