消化

English translation: good sales/sold wells

19:29 Feb 11, 2010
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 消化
深圳等地的新开盘项目消化良好

What would be the best translation of 消化 here? Surely not "digested"?
Warren Lindsay (X)
Local time: 06:31
English translation:good sales/sold wells
Explanation:
消化良好 = good sales/sold well, i.e. those properties are in high demand

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-11 19:39:17 GMT)
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sorry, 'sold well'
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Dr JM Chen, PhD
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Local time: 12:31
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3 +1good sales/sold wells
Dr JM Chen, PhD
4demand
franksf
4de-stock
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good sales/sold wells


Explanation:
消化良好 = good sales/sold well, i.e. those properties are in high demand

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-11 19:39:17 GMT)
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sorry, 'sold well'

Dr JM Chen, PhD
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
demand


Explanation:
Supply - "food"

消化 - "consumed" ("digested") by market demand, i.e. there exists enough demand for the supply

消化良好 - [supply is] well "absorbed" by demand, i.e. demand embraces supply, thus no indigestion.


franksf
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3 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de-stock


Explanation:
supply of housing being de-stocked, i.e. hence no surplus stocks held up by insufficient demand.

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Note added at 3 days20 hrs (2010-02-15 16:18:40 GMT)
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And here's the sentence in English:

The continuous de-stocking in the property market, as manifested in recent pick-up in sales, should pave way for the recovery of the property market.

Example sentence(s):
  • 近期持续上升的销量显示消化了较多库存,为房产市场复苏奠定基础。

    Reference: http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/Ch...
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