Chinese Word: 卖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

卖 (Trad.: 賣)HSK 2

Pinyin: mài

English Definition: to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

Chinese Definition:
①拿东西换钱，与“买”相对：卖菜。卖身。买卖。卖方。卖狗皮膏药(喻说得好听，实际上是骗人)。
②背叛祖国、亲友或自己的良心：卖友，卖国求荣。卖身投靠。
③尽量使出力气：卖力。卖命。卖劲儿。
④显示自己，表现自己：卖弄。卖乖。倚老卖老。
⑤售销买。

Antonyms: 买

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 十

Pictophonetic:买 indicates the sound; 买 (buy) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 买 [ mǎi ] to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade

Similar Characters: 买荬

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买卖HSK 2	mǎi mài	buying and selling; business; business transactions; Classifiers: 桩
拍卖HSK 5	pāi mài	to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
出卖HSK 6	chū mài	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray
贩卖HSK 6	fàn mài	to sell; to peddle; to traffic
拐卖	guǎi mài	human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell

1		tā men 他们 kào 靠 mài 卖 shuǐ guǒ 水果 wéi shēng 为生。 They make a living by selling fruit.
2		zhè ge 这个 shāng pǐn 商品 mài 卖 dé 得 hěn kuài 很快。 This merchandise sells very quickly
3		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 mài diào 卖掉 wǒ 我 de 的 èr shǒu chē 二手车。 I want to sell my second-hand car.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 yòng 用 shǒu jī 手机 diǎn 点 wài mài 外卖。 I like to order takeaway with my phone.
5		wǒ men 我们 yī qǐ qù 一起去 guàng 逛 wài mài 外卖 shì chǎng 市场。 Let's go together to explore the takeout market.

1		tā men 他们 kào 靠 mài 卖 shuǐ guǒ 水果 wéi shēng 为生。 They make a living by selling fruit.
2		zhè ge 这个 shāng pǐn 商品 mài 卖 dé 得 hěn kuài 很快。 This merchandise sells very quickly
3		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 mài diào 卖掉 wǒ 我 de 的 èr shǒu chē 二手车。 I want to sell my second-hand car.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 yòng 用 shǒu jī 手机 diǎn 点 wài mài 外卖。 I like to order takeaway with my phone.
5		wǒ men 我们 yī qǐ qù 一起去 guàng 逛 wài mài 外卖 shì chǎng 市场。 Let's go together to explore the takeout market.