推销员 (tuīxiāoyuán): salesman; salesperson

Measure Word

一个推销员 gè

Push-sell-person — someone who pushes products for sale.

Ménkǒu yǒu gè tuīxiāoyuán zài qiāo mén.

There's a salesman knocking at the door.

Tā shì yī míng yōuxiù de tuīxiāoyuán.

She is an excellent salesperson.

Tuīxiāoyuán yīzhí zài xiàng wǒ tuījiàn chǎnpǐn.

The salesman kept recommending products to me.

usage

推销员 often carries a slightly negative connotation of being pushy. In modern business, 销售 (sales) or 销售人员 (sales staff) sound more professional.

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