卖

mài

sell; betray; show off

How to write 卖, stroke by stroke

to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

Pictophonetic: semantic 买 (buy), phonetic 买

Made of 十 + 买

出卖chū màito offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
卖掉mài diàoto sell off
买卖mǎi màito buy and sell
买卖mǎi maipurchase and sale; transaction; shop; store
拍卖pāi màito auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
卖命mài mìngto work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
卖出mài chūto sell; to reach (a price in an auction)
贩卖fàn màito sell; to peddle; to traffic
卖淫mài yínprostitution; to prostitute oneself
卖力mài lìto work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand
卖完mài wánto be sold out

他一直在做买卖。
tā yì zhí zài zuò mǎi mài 。
He's always trading.
无人领取的物品被拍卖了。
wú rén lǐng qǔ de wù pǐn bèi pāi mài le 。
The unclaimed items were sold off at auction.
他们那时非得把农场卖掉吗?
tā men nà shí fēi děi bǎ nóng chǎng mài diào ma ?
Need they have sold the farm?
他没有牺牲生命，也没有出卖组织。
tā méi yǒu xī shēng shēng mìng ， yě méi yǒu chū mài zǔ zhī 。
He did not sacrifice his life, nor did he sell out his organization.
她在演唱会的场地贩卖毒品。
tā zài yǎn chàng huì de chǎng dì fàn mài dú pǐn 。
She's selling drugs at concerts.