mài

sell; betray; show off

HSK 2 #974

DEFINITIONS

卖 mài
  • to sell
  • to betray
  • to spare no effort
  • to show off or flaunt

STROKES

卖 stroke order diagram
卖 stroke order animation

WORDS

jiàn mài to sell cheaply; sacrifice; low price; discount sale
zhuǎn mài to resell
guǎi mài human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell
出 mài chū to sell; to reach (a price in an auction)
国 mài guó to betray one's country
方 mài fāng seller (in contracts)
商 pāi mài shāng auctioneer; auction house
砸锅铁 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
价 mài jià selling price
强买强 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
春 mài chūn to engage in prostitution
倒买倒 dǎo mǎi dǎo mài to buy and sell at a profit; to speculate
挂羊头狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); fig. to cheat; dishonest advertising; wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
一锤子买 yī chuí zi mǎi mài a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
做买 zuò mǎi mài to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal
dōu mài to peddle; to hawk (pirate goods)
公买公 gōng mǎi gōng mài buying and selling at fair prices
pàn mài to betray
垄断贩 lǒng duàn fàn mài monopoly
wài mài to go; take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)
场 dà mài chǎng hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store
大贱 dà jiàn mài to sell at a big discount
批 mā mài pī (vulgar) your mom's a prostitute (from Sichuan pronunciation of 媽賣屄|妈卖屄[ma1 mai4 bi1])
家居场 jiā jū mài chǎng furniture store; furniture mall
jì mài to consign for sale