主销 (zhǔxiāo): kingpin (vehicle steering pivot)

Meanings

1 kingpin (vehicle steering pivot)
2 (verb) to focus one's marketing on (a market or product)

Characters

主

Examples

更换主销可以改善车辆的转向性能。

Gēnghuàn zhǔxiāo kěyǐ gǎishàn chēliàng de zhuǎnxiàng xìngnéng.

Replacing the kingpin can improve the vehicle's steering performance.

这款车型主销欧洲和北美市场。

Zhè kuǎn chēxíng zhǔxiāo Ōuzhōu hé Běiměi shìchǎng.

This model is marketed primarily to the European and North American markets.

Tips

usage

Two unrelated meanings sharing one form. Mechanical 主销 ('main pin') is the steering kingpin in trucks and older car suspensions. Commercial 主销 ('mainly sell') is a verb used in trade-press headlines: 主销美国 = 'sells primarily to the US'. Context disambiguates instantly — there's no overlap between auto-repair manuals and export reports.