How to say “sales volume” in Chinese

销量

xiāoliàng

sales volume

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Business”

“Sales volume” in Chinese is 销量, xiāo liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

销量 is read xiāo liàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xiāo — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

liàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

销

xiāo — sell; melt

On the left, 钅 “metal”: the first meaning is to melt metal. On the right, 肖, as in 消 xiāo.

量

liàng — quantity; measure

Three readings: liàng in 质量 and 数量, liáng — “to measure”, and in 商量 the neutral tone, liang.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “销量”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 销量. Tap the sound icon to listen.

今年的销量增长了百分之二十。jīnniándexiāoliàngzēngzhǎnglebǎifēnzhīèrshíThis year sales volume rose by twenty percent.
销量增长了百分之二十xiāoliàngzēngzhǎnglebǎifēnzhīèrshíSales rose by twenty percent.
第一季度的销量上升了百分之五。dìyījìdùdexiāoliàngshàngshēnglebǎifēnzhīwǔFirst-quarter sales rose by five percent.
影响销量的因素很多yǐngxiǎngxiāoliàngdeyīnsùhěnduōMany factors affect sales.
今年的销量怎么样？jīnniándexiāoliàngzěnmeyàngHow are sales this year?
近几年，新能源汽车的销量呈现出快速增长的趋势。jìnjǐnián,xīnnéngyuánqìchēdexiāoliàngchéngxiànchūkuàisùzēngzhǎngdeqūshìIn recent years, sales of new-energy vehicles have been showing rapid growth.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “sales volume” in Chinese?

“Sales volume” in Chinese is 销量, pinyin xiāoliàng.

What does 销量 mean?

销量 (xiāoliàng) means “sales volume”.

How do you write 销量?

销量 is 2 characters: 销 (xiāo) — sell; melt; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 销量?

销量 is read xiāoliàng. Tones: xiāo — first tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“sales volume” in the lesson “Advertising and profit”

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