卖官

zhè yàng de zhì dù zǒng bǐ màn wú biāo zhǔn shì de mǎi guān mài guān huò dòng zhé lì yòng sī jiāo zǒu hòu mén lái de qiáng xiē ba

这样的制度，总比漫无标准式的买官、卖官，或动辄利用私交走后门来得强些吧。

The system is better than gaining official position by corruption and nepotism without right criterion.

tā yīn wèi xiàng xià jí mài guān bèi zhuā qǐ lái le

他因为向下级卖官被抓起来了。

He was arrested for selling officials to subordinates.