卖关子

mài guān zi

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Definitions

1. to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
2. to keep people on tenterhooks

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Child Words of 卖关子

• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 卖 卖 mài: to sell
• 关 关 guān: mountain pass
• 关子 关子 guān zi: climax (in a story)