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Hanzi

賣 / 卖

Traditional
賣
Simplified
卖

to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

mài

Bopomofo

ㄇㄞˋ

Jyutping

maai6

Example sentences

賣 / 卖 mài
商店正在賣新鮮的水果。
商店正在卖新鲜的水果。

The store is selling fresh fruit.

市場 / 市场 shìchǎng
這個市場賣很多新鮮蔬菜。
这个市场卖很多新鲜蔬菜。

This market sells a lot of fresh vegetables.

出賣 / 出卖 chūmài
你怎麼可以為了錢出賣朋友？
你怎么可以为了钱出卖朋友？

How could you betray your friend for money?

漢奸 / 汉奸 hànjiān
歷史課上，老師解釋漢奸是出賣國家的人。
历史课上，老师解释汉奸是出卖国家的人。

In history class, the teacher explained that a national traitor is someone who sells out the country.

外賣 / 外卖 wàimài
我們今晚叫外賣吧。
我们今晚叫外卖吧。

Let's order takeout tonight.

專賣店 / 专卖店 zhuānmàidiàn
這條街上開了很多運動用品專賣店。
这条街上开了很多运动用品专卖店。

Many sporting goods specialty stores have opened on this street.

倒賣 / 倒卖 dǎomài
他因倒賣文物而被捕。
他因倒卖文物而被捕。

He was arrested for reselling cultural relics.

Example Vocabulary

熱賣

re4'mai4

賣

mai4

to sell; to betray; to show off

出賣

chu1'mai4

to sell; to betray

外賣

wai4'mai4

takeout; delivery (food)

專賣

zhuan1'mai4

專賣店

zhuan1'mai4'dian4

specialty store

小賣部

xiao3'mai4'bu4

倒賣

dao3'mai4

to resell at a profit (often illegally); to speculate

售賣

寄賣

ji4'mai4

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