销售部

銷售部
xiāoshòubù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sales department
  2. 2 sales division

Examples

HSK 4
Xiāoshòubù xiàgèyuè yǒu zhāopìn jìhuà.
The sales department has hiring plans for next month.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài xiāoshòubù gōngzuò, měigè yuè yèjì dōu shì dìyī.
She works in the sales department and tops the performance ranking every month.

Tips

usage
部 is the standard suffix for company departments: 销售部 (sales), 市场部 (marketing), 人事部 / 人力资源部 (HR), 财务部 (finance), 研发部 (R&D), 客服部 (customer service). Larger firms use 事业部 (business unit).
culture
销售 carries hard-charging, KPI-driven connotations in Chinese workplace culture. 销售部 staff are often paid heavily on commission (提成) and chase quarterly 业绩 (performance numbers).

Stroke Order

销 xiāo
售 shòu
部 bù