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Information of 卖

Pinyinmài

Radical

十

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to sell

卖 賣 mài 动词 【本义】: 以货物换钱。与“买”相对 Meaning 1: To exchange goods for money; the opposite of "buy." 【造字法】: 会意。小篆字形。从出，从买。将收进的财物卖出。 Character formation: A combination of characters. It depicts the action of selling goods that have been received. 同本义 ([En.] sell) Meaning 2: To betray; harming others for one’s own benefit. 背地里害人以利己;背叛 ([En.] betray) Example: 卖友求荣 (selling out friends for personal gain) 炫耀 ([En.] show off) Example: 卖才 (showing off one’s talent) 尽量使出来 ([En.] exert all one’s; do not spare) Example: 卖力气 (to exert effort) 给予 ([En.] give) Example: 卖人情 (to give someone a favor) 方言: 耍，扮 ([En.] play) Example: 卖解 (a type of performance by street entertainers) 量词 旧时酒馆中称一整份菜为一卖 (【英】：a dish) Meaning: In old taverns, a complete serving of a dish was called "a sell." Example: 《儒林外史》：景兰江叫了一卖一钱二分银子的杂烩。 (Translation: Jinglanjiang ordered a mixed dish costing one cash and two fen.)

卖身契 mài shēn qì

an indenture by which one sells oneself or a member of one's family

卖国贼 mài guó zéi

traitor

出卖 chū mài

to offer for sale / to sell / to sell out or betray

卖国 mài guó

to sell one's country / treason

拍卖 pāi mài

to auction / auction sale / to sell at a reduced price

叫卖 jiào mài

to hawk (one's wares) / to peddle

贩卖 fàn mài

to sell / to peddle / to traffic

卖掉 mài diào

to sell off / to get rid of in a sale

卖出 mài chū

to sell / to reach (a price in an auction)

卖方 mài fāng

seller (in contracts)

专卖 zhuān mài

monopoly / exclusive right to trade

卖国求荣 mài guó qiú róng

seek after glory by selling out one's own country / betray one's country in order to get a high position / betray one's country to obtain a promotion / seek power and wealth by betraying one's country / turn traitor for personal gain

专卖店 zhuān mài diàn

specialty store

卖场 mài chǎng

market / store / mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture)

卖力 mài lì

to really put out energy for

卖弄 mài nong

to show off / to make a display of

卖淫 mài yín

prostitution / to prostitute oneself

变卖 biàn mài

to sell off (one's property)

卖家 mài jiā

seller

卖点 mài diǎn

selling point

拍卖会 pāi mài huì

auction / CL:場|场[chang3]

拍卖行 pāi mài xíng

auction company / auction house

拐卖 guǎi mài

human trafficking / to abduct and sell / to kidnap and sell

装疯卖傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ

to play the fool (idiom) / to feign madness

倚老卖老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo

take advantage of one's seniority

炒卖 chǎo mài

Speculation

卖官鬻爵 mài guān yù jué

sell offices and barter ranks / raise money by selling official titles / sell official posts for a consideration / sell ranks and titles

甩卖 shuǎi mài

to mark down (the price of goods) / to sell off cheap

盗卖 dào mài

to steal sth and sell it

砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Input Method for 卖

Pinyinmai4

Wubi

fnud

Cangjie

jnyk

Zhengma

edtg

Four Corner

40804

Unicode

U+5356

Same Pronunciation Characters

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Same Radical Characters

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