兜售

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Character Breakdown

Meaning and Usage

The verb 兜售 (dōushòu) means to go around selling goods, often by moving from place to place or person to person. It typically implies informal or street-level selling, such as vendors or individuals trying to sell items directly to customers without a fixed store.

Common Contexts

兜售 is frequently used to describe street vendors, salespeople at markets, or even unauthorized sellers who move around public spaces offering goods. It can carry a slightly negative nuance when referring to aggressive or unauthorized selling.

Collocations and Patterns

These collocations emphasize the mobile and informal nature of the selling activity.

Usage Tips

When using 兜售, the speaker often implies that the selling is done in a somewhat informal or persistent manner, sometimes with a hint of annoyance or illegality. It contrasts with more formal verbs like 销售 (xiāoshòu), which means to sell in a commercial or official capacity.

Avoid confusing 兜售 with simply “to sell” ( mài), as 兜售 stresses the action of moving around while selling rather than selling at a fixed place.

Example Sentences

He is going around the street selling handmade crafts.

Street vendors often go around near the market selling various snacks.

He was caught by the police selling counterfeit goods on the street.