售货员

• 拼音: shòu huò yuán
• 汉字拆解: 售 = 隹 (short-tailed bird) + 口 (mouth), meaning to sell; 货 = 亻(person) + 化 (change) + 贝 (shell/money), meaning goods; 员 = 口 (mouth) + 贝 (shell), meaning member or person

含义

Shop assistant; salesperson; sales clerk.

Refers to a person who sells goods in a shop or store. A somewhat traditional term that is still commonly used, especially for department store or retail staff. In modern Chinese, 销售 or 导购 are also used in certain contexts.

例句

1. 售货员热情地向我们介绍了新产品。
2. 这位售货员的服务态度非常好。
3. 她在商场当了三年售货员。

用法指南

语境: shopping, work

语气: polite

正确说法

• 你可以问一下售货员这件衣服有没有大号的。(You can ask the sales clerk if this shirt comes in a larger size.)
• 售货员推荐了一款很好用的护肤品。(The shop assistant recommended a really good skincare product.)

错误说法

• 网店的售货员给我发了快递。(Don't use 售货员 for online store staff — use 客服 for customer service reps. 售货员 implies in-person retail.)

起源与历史

Compound of 售 (to sell), 货 (goods), and 员 (person/member), literally 'goods-selling person.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal