兜售

dōushòu

verb HSK 7 #15,869

Meanings

1 to peddle; to hawk
2 to tout; to sell aggressively

Characters

to solicit; to go around

Literally 'to go around selling' — actively approaching people to sell, often with a negative connotation.

Examples

有人在街上兜售假名牌。

Yǒu rén zài jiē shàng dōushòu jiǎ míngpái.

Someone is peddling fake brand-name goods on the street.

他到处兜售他的想法。

Tā dàochù dōushòu tā de xiǎngfa.

He's peddling his ideas everywhere.

Tips

register

兜售 has a negative connotation — it implies pushy or unwanted selling. Legitimate businesses 销售 (xiāoshòu) their products; shady vendors 兜售 them. It's also used figuratively for pushing ideas or agendas.

Stroke Order

兜 dōu

售 shòu