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卖
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Definitions
- 1. to sell
- 2. to betray
- 3. to spare no effort
- 4. to show off or flaunt
Example Sentences
1 shown这个 卖 不 卖 ？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 卖
to show off
to press-gang sb and sell into slavery
selling point
to mark down (the price of goods)
human trafficking
to exert flirtatious allure
to make a living doing manual labor
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
auctioneer
to work hard
to peddle
buying and selling of official positions
to behave ingratiatingly
(slang) to act cute
to be out of stock
to solicit a bribe
to sell at marked price
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
to hawk (one's wares)
to sell cheaply
to sell at a big discount
to buy and sell at a profit
to sell off (one's property)
outward appearance
seller (in contracts)
to throw one's life in for
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
to buy and sell
buying and selling on speculation
to offer for sale; to sell
to sell
to have a sale
to sell strongly; to be in great demand
traitor
to sell
hot-selling property
to resell at a profit
specialty store
to play the fool (idiom)
selling price
lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)
furniture store
to sell anything
to do trade as a fortune teller
hawking
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
seller
to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
to show off one's cleverness
to resell at a profit
to sell short (finance)
to overbook (e.g. airline seats)
butcher
treason
GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
butcher
to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself
to betray one's country
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
to auction
to make money by selling sth
to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)
buying and selling at fair prices
auction
monopoly
bazaar
to consign for sale
promotional event
to sell
vending machine
appealing; attractive (esp. to consumers)
prostitution
seller
hypermarket
clearance sale
trafficking in human beings
lit. to fry and sell on the spot
a one-off, short-sighted deal
to sell illicitly
Dutch auction
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
to force sb to buy or sell
to play stupid
to prostitute oneself
to sell off
to engage in prostitution
(of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences
to flaunt a skill
to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
to sing for a living
lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned
to steal sth and sell it
to sell wholesale
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
buying and selling
to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
to betray
kiosk
(big) store
(vulgar) your mom's a prostitute (from Sichuan pronunciation of 媽賣屄|妈卖屄[mā mài bī])
to resell