ReadWriteQuiz
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.
卖保险
sell insurance
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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
- 卖身契[word]indenture for sale of oneself or one's family member
- 卖劲[word]spare no effort
- 卖官[word]sell a government post
- 卖俏[word]coquette
- 卖出价[word]offer rate
- 卖弄[word]show off
- 卖老[word]flaunt one's seniority
- 卖嘴[word]boast; depend on one's eloquence for a living, such as fortune-telling, divination, hawking, etc.
- 卖单[word]voucher of sale in a financial market
- 卖身投靠[idiom]sell out oneself to the enemy
- 卖主求荣[idiom]betray one's master for personal gains
- 卖官鬻爵[idiom]sell ranks and titles
- 卖国求荣[idiom]seek after glory by selling out one's own country
- 卖友求荣[idiom]betray one's friend to obtain promotion
- 卖弄风情[idiom]coquette
- 卖弄学问[idiom]show off one's learning
- 卖文为生[idiom]make a living by one's pen
- 卖弄风骚[idiom]flirt and coquet