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卖

mài

sell; betray; show off

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Strokes
8
Radical
十
HSK
2
Tone
4

Traditional form: 賣

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Example sentences

  • 他出卖了我。

    Tā chū mài le wǒ

    He sold me down the river.

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  • 他卖水果。

    Tā mài shuǐ guǒ

    He sells fruit.

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  • 我卖花。

    Wǒ mài huā

    I sell flowers.

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  • 你为什么卖了它?

    Nǐ wèi shén me mài le tā

    Why did you sell it?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 卖

  • 卖mài 4to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
  • 外卖wài mài 4–4 (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
  • 买卖mǎi mài 3–4 buying and selling; business; business transactions
  • 出卖chū mài 1–4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
  • 贩卖fàn mài 4–4 to sell; to peddle; to traffic
  • 拍卖pāi mài 1–4 to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
  • 专卖店zhuān mài diàn 1–4–4specialty store
  • 倒卖dǎo mài 3–4 to resell at a profit; to speculate
  • 卖弄mài nong 4–5to show off; to make a display of