sell ... for charity ( pt , pp sold ) ⇒ 义卖所得钱款已全部寄往灾区。 Yìmài suǒdé qiánkuǎn yǐ quánbù jì wǎng zāiqū. → All money raised from this charity sale has already been sent to the disaster area.
买卖
( 生意 ) business ⇒ 当地市场的买卖很兴隆。 Dāngdì shìchǎng de mǎimai hěn xīnglóng. → Business is brisk at the local market.
出卖
( 卖 ) sell ( pt , pp sold )
卖命
work oneself to the bone ⇒ 他每天卖命赚钱。 Tā měi tiān màimìng zhuànqián. → He works himself to the bone every day.
卖座
attract customers ⇒ 这个小咖啡馆儿很卖座。 Zhège xiǎo kāfēiguǎnr hěn màizuò. → This small coffee house attracts a lot of customers.
卖弄
show off ( pt showed ) , pp shown
卖淫
sell sex ( pt , pp sold )
卖点
selling point
变卖
sell ... off ( pt , pp sold )
叫卖
peddle
外卖
takeaway ( 英 ) takeout ( 美 ) ⇒ 中国餐馆提供外卖服务。 Zhōngguó cānguǎn tígōng wàimài fúwù. → Chinese restaurants provide a takeaway service.
拍卖
auction
拐卖
abduct and sell
热卖
sell like hot cakes ( pt , pp sold )
甩卖
sell at a reduced price ( pt , pp sold )
贩卖
deal in ( pt , pp dealt ) ⇒ 贩卖艺术品 fànmài yìshùpǐn → deal in art ⇒ 贩卖丝绸 fànmài sīchóu → be in the silk trade ⇒ 贩卖人口 fànmài rénkǒu → traffic in human beings
卖关子
keep ... guessing ( pt , pp kept ) ⇒ 她说话爱卖关子。 Tā shuōhuà ài mài guānzi. → When she talks she likes to keep people guessing.
跑买卖
travel on business
买空卖空
speculate on the stock market
倒买倒卖
speculate
倚老卖老
take advantage of one's seniority
炒买炒卖
make a quick buck
English translation of '卖'
卖 (賣)
(mài)
动
(= 出售) sell (pt, pp sold)
⇒ 书都卖完了。 (Shū dōu màiwán le.) The books are all sold out.