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卖 (mài): To sell — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 卖 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 卖

卖 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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卖=十ten+买buy

Shouting (出) to exchange goods for money (买) — the act of selling or vending.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 卖

HSK words that contain this character.

出卖

chū mài

to sell; offer for sale

HSK 6

贩卖

fàn mài

traffic; peddle; sell

HSK 6

专卖

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 卖 is used in context

tā他
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
mài卖
shuǐ水
guǒ

Information

Pinyinmài
Meaningto sell
Strokes8
Radical十
Traditional賣
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#60
Zhuyinㄇㄞˋ
UnicodeU+5356
CangjieJBMBC
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zhuān mài

monopolize / sell exclusively

HSK 3.0 L7-9

买卖

mǎi mài

buying and selling

HSK 3.0 L5

外卖

wài mài

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

HSK 3.0 L3

拍卖

pāi mài

Auction / Sell at auction

HSK 3.0 L7-9
果
。

He sells fruit at the market.

tā他
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
mài卖
dōng东
xī西
zhuàn赚
qián钱
。

He makes money by selling things online.

tā他
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
mài卖
lì力
，
cóng从
bù不
tōu偷
lǎn懒
。

He works very hard and never slacks off.

zhè这
ge个
mài卖
chǎng场
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
dǎ打
zhé折
shāng商
pǐn品
。

This sales venue has many discounted products.

zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
mài卖
hěn很
duō多
shū书
。

This shop sells many books.

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