retail sales; sales department; service counter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
retail sales of goods or services; sales/service department
Refers to the business of selling directly to customers or the physical location/department where this happens. Often used in compound nouns.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
mén门
shì市
bù部
wèi位
yú于
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
。
The company's retail department is located in the city center.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
xīng星
qī期
tiān天
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
mén门
shì市
hěn很
hǎo好
。
It's Sunday today, so retail business is brisk.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qù去
mén门
shì市
qǔ取
yù预
dìng定
de的
huò货
。
We need to go to the sales counter to pick up the ordered goods.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
zhí直
xiāo销
，
méi没
yǒu有
zhōng中
jiān间
shāng商
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
mén门
shì市
jià价
gé格
hěn很
dī低
。
It's factory direct, with no middlemen, so the retail price is very low.