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

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 卖

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 卖

3.

Character Breakdown

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卖

十ten

买buy

卖=

4.

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5.

How to Use 卖

Sales and service types

In words like 外卖 and 专卖, 卖 (mài) describes a specific method or channel of selling.

HSK 3.0 · L3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 卖

HSK 3.0 · L5

mǎi买

mài

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

shì市

chǎng场

mài卖

shuǐ水

guǒ

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十ten

+买buy

wài外

mài卖

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

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuān专

mài卖

monopolize / sell exclusively

卖

buying and selling

HSK 6

chū出

mài卖

to sell; offer for sale

HSK 6

fàn贩

mài卖

traffic; peddle; sell

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pāi拍

mài卖

Auction / Sell at auction

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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