倾销

• Pinyin: qīng xiāo
• Hanzi breakdown: 倾 = 亻+ 顷 (pour/overturn); 销 = 金 + 肖 (to sell/melt away)

Meaning

To dump goods on a market; to sell products at abnormally low prices, often below cost, in order to capture market share or eliminate competition.

A key term in international trade law and economics. Often used in the phrase 反倾销 (anti-dumping). Carries a negative connotation of unfair trade practice. Used in formal economic, legal, and journalistic registers.

Examples

1. 该国已对进口钢铁产品发起反倾销调查，以保护本国产业。 The country has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imported steel products to protect domestic industry.
2. 低价倾销策略虽能短期内抢占市场，却往往引发贸易摩擦与国际争端。 While a low-price dumping strategy can capture market share in the short term, it often triggers trade friction and international disputes.
3. 部分企业通过恶意倾销手段将竞争对手逐出市场，严重扰乱了正常的市场秩序。 Some companies use predatory dumping to drive competitors out of the market, seriously disrupting normal market order.

Usage Guide

Context: trade, economics, law, policy

Tone: negative

Do Say

• 世贸组织规定成员国有权对恶意倾销行为采取相应的反制措施。(The WTO stipulates that member states have the right to take countermeasures against malicious dumping behaviour.)
• 本次反倾销税的征收旨在维护公平竞争的国际贸易环境。(The imposition of this anti-dumping duty aims to safeguard a fair and competitive international trade environment.)

Don't Say

• 超市在倾销蔬菜 — use 甩卖 or 清仓处理 for legitimate clearance sales; 倾销 specifically denotes predatory below-cost pricing in trade contexts

Origin & History

倾 (overturn/pour out) + 销 (sell/melt) — to flood the market by pouring goods out

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal