卖
賣mài
HSK 2
#972 most
frequent character
to sell, to betray, to spare no effort
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
卖 is shorthand for 賣. The older form joined 買 mǎi, trade, with 出, go out, so selling meant goods going out. 买 gives both meaning and sound, while 十 stands for the old 出. Today it means to sell, and also to sell out or betray.
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Example Sentences
我想卖我的旧书。
wǒxiǎng mài wǒde jiù shū 。
I want to sell my old books.
他在市场上卖水果。
tāzài shìchǎng shàng mài shuǐguǒ 。
He sells fruits at the market.
她卖掉了她的车。
tā mài diàole tāde chē 。
She sold her car.
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