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title: "Cuxiao Meaning: 促销 (cùxiāo) Means “to promote sales”"
description: "促销 (traditional 促銷, cùxiāo) means “to promote sales; sales promotion”. Hear its tones, see what 促 and 销 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 促销 mean?

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促销 cùxiāo

## to promote sales; sales promotion

## Its characters

1. 促 cù sales promotion (as in 大促)
2. 销 xiāo to sell

## In a sentence

商场正在促销冰箱。 The mall is running a sale on refrigerators.

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## More words with 促 or 销

- [报销 bàoxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao)
- [撤销 chèxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiao)
- [促成 cùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cucheng)
- [促进 cùjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cujin)
- [促使 cùshǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cushi)
- [督促 dūcù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ducu)
- [敦促 dūncù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duncu)
- [推销 tuīxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuixiao)
- [销毁 xiāohuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohui)
- [销量 xiāoliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaoliang)

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