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Definition
To promote sales, market, or peddle goods or services by persuading people to buy or use them.
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How it's used
Focuses on the act of actively persuading someone to buy something, often carrying a slightly pushy or persistent connotation. It is frequently used to describe the behavior of aggressive salespeople or friends trying to get you to join a multi-level marketing scheme. Unlike neutral terms for selling, it implies an effort to convince or influence the target's decision.
Examples
He is always promoting insurance products to me.
Do you need to promote this new phone model?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct translation for general selling or retail transactions, as it specifically refers to the act of promotion or solicitation rather than the act of completing a sale.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
