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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.(as opposed to "buy") sell
货物卖不出去了。
The merchandise can't be sold.
他卖了自己的房子。
He put his house up for sale.
西瓜卖得快。
Watermelons sell fast.
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- 2
v.betray (one's country or friends)
卖国
treason
别把我给卖了。
Don't give me away.
出卖
betray
- 3
v.exert to the utmost; do one's best; do all one can; spare no effort, energy, etc.
卖力气
exert all one's strength
- 4
v.parade; show off; make a show of
好卖功
like to show off one's merit
卖弄
show off
- 5
measure worddateda dish (in the old times)
一卖炒鸡蛋
one portion of scrambled eggs
Words and phrases with 卖
- 卖好[word]curry favour with
- 卖关子[word]keep the listeners in suspense; deliberately keep people guessing to get one's own way
- 卖友[word]betray one's friend
- 卖弄[word]show off
- 卖大户[word]profiteer by selling goods in great demand to individual buyers in batches
- 卖国贼[word]quisling
- 卖笑[word]be forced to earn/make a living as a singing girl or a prostitute
- 卖报人[word]news vendor
- 卖春[word]engage in prostitution
- 卖国求荣[idiom]seek after glory by selling out one's own country
- 卖官鬻爵[idiom]sell ranks and titles
- 卖弄风骚[idiom]flirt and coquet
- 卖主求荣[idiom]betray one's master for personal gains
- 卖弄学问[idiom]show off one's learning
- 卖弄风情[idiom]coquette
- 卖文为生[idiom]make a living by one's pen
- 卖身投靠[idiom]sell out oneself to the enemy
- 卖友求荣[idiom]betray one's friend to obtain promotion