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

讨好乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
证券柜台买中心 zhèng quàn guì tái mǎi mài zhōng xīn GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
新闻 dú mài xīn wén Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
人口 fàn mài rén kǒu trafficking in human beings
机 fàn mài jī vending machine
买官官 mǎi guān mài guān buying and selling of official positions
买空空 mǎi kōng mài kōng to speculate; to play the market; (fig.) to sell hot air; to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator
傻 mài shǎ to play stupid; to act like an idiot
光了 mài guāng le to be sold out; to be out of stock
力气 mài lì qi to make a living doing manual labor; to give sth all one's got
卜 mài bǔ to do trade as a fortune teller
国主义 mài guó zhǔ yì treason
场 mài chǎng market; store; mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture)
完 mài wán to be sold out
本事 mài běn shì to flaunt a skill; to give display to one's ability; to show off a feat; to vaunt one's tricks
炭翁 mài tàn wēng The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]
相 mài xiàng outward appearance; demeanor
破绽 mài pò zhàn to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)
空 mài kōng to sell short (finance)
笑 mài xiào to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself
肉 mài ròu butcher; meat merchant
肉者 mài ròu zhě butcher
苦力 mài kǔ lì to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
萌 mài méng (slang) to act cute
关子 mài guān zi to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks