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Meaning of 卖

Pinyin mài

Radical

十

Strokes

Definition

to sell

Usage

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卖 mài 【动】【本义】: 以货物换钱。与“买”相对 1. 同本义 (sell) 例：卖菜，卖身，买卖，卖方，卖狗皮膏药（暗指说得好听，实际上是骗人）。 2. 背地里害人以利己;背叛 (betray) 例：卖友，卖国求荣，卖身投靠。 3. 炫耀 (show off) 例：卖弄，卖乖，倚老卖老。 4. 尽量使出来 (exert all one's; do not spare) 例：卖力，卖命，卖劲儿。 5. 给予 (give) 例：卖倒（卖定的，不可赎回），卖人情（故意给人好处，使人感激自己）。 6. 〈方〉∶耍，扮 (play) 例：卖解（江湖艺人玩耍的一种杂技），卖嘴（耍嘴皮子）。【量】旧时酒馆中称一整份菜为一卖 (a dish) 例：景兰江叫了一卖一钱二分银子的杂烩。

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)

卖乖 mài guāi

show off one's cleverness

买卖 mǎi mài

buying and selling / business / business transactions / CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]

贱卖 jiàn mài

to sell cheaply / sacrifice / low price / discount sale

贱买贵卖 jiàn mǎi guì mài

buy cheap and sell dear

一锤子买卖 yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal / a one-shot, all-out attempt