mài

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sell
  2. 2. to betray
  3. 3. to spare no effort
  4. 4. to show off or flaunt

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Words Containing 卖

倒卖
dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

出卖
chū mài

to offer for sale; to sell

外卖
wài mài

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal

专卖店
zhuān mài diàn

specialty store

拍卖
pāi mài

to auction

贩卖
fàn mài

to sell

买卖
mǎi mài

buying and selling

卖弄
mài nong

to show off

一锤子买卖
yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal

倒买倒卖
dǎo mǎi dǎo mài

to buy and sell at a profit

做买卖
zuò mǎi mài

to buy and sell

兜卖
dōu mài

to peddle

公买公卖
gōng mǎi gōng mài

buying and selling at fair prices

叛卖
pàn mài

to betray

叫卖
jiào mài

to hawk (one's wares)

售卖
shòu mài

to sell

大卖场
dà mài chǎng

hypermarket

大贱卖
dà jiàn mài

to sell at a big discount

妈卖批
mā mài pī

(vulgar) your mom's a prostitute (from Sichuan pronunciation of 媽賣屄|妈卖屄[mā mài bī])

家居卖场
jiā jū mài chǎng

furniture store

寄卖
jì mài

to consign for sale

专卖
zhuān mài

monopoly

小卖部
xiǎo mài bù

kiosk

崽卖爷田不心疼
zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng

lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)

强买强卖
qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài

to force sb to buy or sell

得便宜卖乖
dé pián yi mài guāi

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

悬羊头卖狗肉
xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

投机买卖
tóu jī mǎi mài

buying and selling on speculation

拍卖商
pāi mài shāng

auctioneer

拍卖会
pāi mài huì

auction

拐卖
guǎi mài

human trafficking

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)

掠卖
lüe4 mài

to press-gang sb and sell into slavery

捣卖
dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

撒娇卖乖
sā jiāo mài guāi

to behave ingratiatingly

摆卖
bǎi mài

hawking

有卖相
yǒu mài xiàng

appealing; attractive (esp. to consumers)

标卖
biāo mài

to sell at marked price

清仓大甩卖
qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài

clearance sale

无所不卖
wú suǒ bù mài

to sell anything

热炒热卖
rè chǎo rè mài

lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned

热卖
rè mài

to sell strongly; to be in great demand

热卖品
rè mài pǐn

hot-selling property

烧卖
shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

特卖
tè mài

to have a sale

特卖会
tè mài huì

promotional event

王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)

现炒现卖
xiàn chǎo xiàn mài

lit. to fry and sell on the spot

生炒热卖
shēng chǎo rè mài

to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)

甩卖
shuǎi mài

to mark down (the price of goods)

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯
dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

盗卖
dào mài

to steal sth and sell it

砸锅卖铁
zá guō mài tiě

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

私卖
sī mài

to sell illicitly

义卖会
yì mài huì

bazaar

老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)

荷兰式拍卖
hé lán shì pāi mài

Dutch auction

葫芦里卖的是什么药
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

装疯卖傻
zhuāng fēng mài shǎ

to play the fool (idiom)

讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

证券柜台买卖中心
zhèng quàn guì tái mǎi mài zhōng xīn

GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)

读卖新闻
dú mài xīn wén

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

变卖
biàn mài

to sell off (one's property)

贩卖人口
fàn mài rén kǒu

trafficking in human beings

贩卖机
fàn mài jī

vending machine

买官卖官
mǎi guān mài guān

buying and selling of official positions

买空卖空
mǎi kōng mài kōng

to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator

卖主
mài zhǔ

seller

卖乖
mài guāi

to show off one's cleverness

卖傻
mài shǎ

to play stupid

卖价
mài jià

selling price

卖光了
mài guāng le

to be out of stock

卖出
mài chū

to sell

卖力
mài lì

to work hard

卖力气
mài lì qi

to make a living doing manual labor

卖卜
mài bǔ

to do trade as a fortune teller

卖命
mài mìng

to throw one's life in for

卖唱
mài chàng

to sing for a living

卖国
mài guó

to betray one's country

卖国主义
mài guó zhǔ yì

treason

卖国贼
mài guó zéi

traitor

卖场
mài chǎng

(big) store

卖家
mài jiā

seller

卖座
mài zuò

(of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences

卖掉
mài diào

to sell off

卖方
mài fāng

seller (in contracts)

卖春
mài chūn

to engage in prostitution

卖本事
mài běn shì

to flaunt a skill

卖淫
mài yín

prostitution

卖相
mài xiàng

outward appearance

卖破绽
mài pò zhàn

to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

卖空
mài kōng

to sell short (finance)

卖笑
mài xiào

to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself

卖肉
mài ròu

butcher

卖肉者
mài ròu zhě

butcher

卖苦力
mài kǔ lì

to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

卖萌
mài méng

(slang) to act cute

卖身
mài shēn

to prostitute oneself

卖钱
mài qián

to make money by selling sth

卖关子
mài guān zi

to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)

卖关节
mài guān jié

to solicit a bribe

卖面子
mài miàn zi

to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)

卖风流
mài fēng liú

to exert flirtatious allure

卖点
mài diǎn

selling point

贱卖
jiàn mài

to sell cheaply

超卖
chāo mài

to overbook (e.g. airline seats)

趸卖
dǔn mài

to sell wholesale

转卖
zhuǎn mài

to resell