mài

sell; betray; show off

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

國主義 mài guó zhǔ yì treason
國賊 mài guó zéi traitor
場 mài chǎng market; store; mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture)
完 mài wán to be sold out
家 mài jiā seller
座 mài zuò (of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences
弄 mài nong to show off; to make a display of
掉 mài diào to sell off; to get rid of in a sale
方 mài fāng seller (in contracts)
春 mài chūn to engage in prostitution
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
淫 mài yín prostitution; to prostitute oneself
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
破綻 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
身 mài shēn to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery
關子 mài guān zi to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks
關節 mài guān jié to solicit a bribe; to accept a bribe
面子 mài miàn zi to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)