Usage note
促销表示通过优惠来卖东西。
cù xiāo biǎo shì tōng guò yōu huì lái mài dōng xī。
促销 means promoting sales through discounts or offers.
Context note
促销常用于商店、商品和广告。
cù xiāo cháng yòng yú shāng diàn 、 shāng pǐn hé guǎng gào。
It is often used with shops, products, and advertising.
5 examples
商店正在促销。
shāng diàn zhèng zài cù xiāo。
The store is having a promotion.
这个商品在促销。
zhè ge shāng pǐn zài cù xiāo。
This product is on sale.
促销活动很热闹。
cù xiāo huó dòng hěn rè nào。
The promotion event is lively.
他喜欢看促销信息。
tā xǐ huan kàn cù xiāo xìn xī。
He likes looking at promotion information.
今天有促销价格。
jīn tiān yǒu cù xiāo jià gé。
There are promotional prices today.
5 mini stories
周末商场做了大促销。
zhōu mò shāng chǎng zuò le dà cù xiāo。
The mall had a big promotion on the weekend.
老师让学生理解促销的意思。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng lǐ jiě cù xiāo de yì sī。
The teacher asked students to understand the meaning of promotion.
这家店的促销很吸引人。
zhè jiā diàn de cù xiāo hěn xī yǐn rén。
The promotion in this shop is very attractive.
他们买了促销商品。
tā men mǎi le cù xiāo shāng pǐn。
They bought promotional items.
促销让更多人知道这个产品。
cù xiāo ràng gèng duō rén zhī dào zhè ge chǎn pǐn。
Promotion let more people know about this product.
Mini dialogue
超市促销
A
今天超市有促销活动，牛奶买一送一。
Jīntiān chāoshì yǒu cùxiāo huódòng, niúnǎi mǎi yī sòng yī.
Today the supermarket has a sales promotion: buy one milk, get one free.
B
这个促销真划算，我们一起去吧。
Zhège cùxiāo zhēn huásuàn, wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba.
This promotion is a real bargain; let's go together.
书店促销
A
书店的促销海报上说所有童书打八折。
Shūdiàn de cùxiāo hǎibào shàng shuō suǒyǒu tóngshū dǎ bā zhé.
The bookstore's promotion poster says all children's books are 20% off.
B
这个促销太好了，我想买那本故事书。
Zhège cùxiāo tài hǎo le, wǒ xiǎng mǎi nà běn gùshi shū.
This promotion is great; I want to buy that storybook.
Related words and contrasts
related
打折
dǎ zhé
to give a discount
打折 is a common method used in a 促销 (sales promotion) to lower prices.
related
广告
guǎng gào
advertisement
广告 is often used to tell people about a 促销.