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

得便宜乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise; to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
悬羊头狗肉 xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
投机买 tóu jī mǎi mài buying and selling on speculation
lüè mài to press-gang sb and sell into slavery
华工 lüè mài huá gōng Chinese people press-ganged and sold into slavery during Western colonialism
dǎo mài to resell at a profit
bǎi mài hawking; street vending
biāo mài to sell at marked price; to sell by tender
清仓大甩 qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài clearance sale; fire sale
无所不 wú suǒ bù mài to sell anything; to sell everything
热炒热 rè chǎo rè mài lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned; enthusiasm of the new convert
rè mài to sell strongly; to be in great demand
品 rè mài pǐn hot-selling property
shāo mài shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
tè mài to have a sale; sale
会 tè mài huì promotional event; sale
王婆瓜,自自夸 wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
现炒现 xiàn chǎo xiàn mài lit. to fry and sell on the spot; fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
生炒热 shēng chǎo rè mài to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
dào mài to steal sth and sell it
sī mài to sell illicitly; to bootleg; to sell privately
会 yì mài huì bazaar
老王瓜,自自夸 lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
荷兰式拍 hé lán shì pāi mài Dutch auction; descending-price auction
葫芦里的是什么药 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?