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卖淫 (mài yín): Prostitution — Meaning & Stroke Order
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卖 • mài • to sell • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
mài
卖
to sell
淫 • yín • obscene, licentious, lewd
yín
淫
obscene, licentious, lewd
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More common words that include characters from 卖淫.
Words with
卖
外卖
wài mài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
出卖
chū mài
to sell; offer for sale
贩卖
fàn mài
traffic; peddle; sell
专卖
zhuān mài
monopolize / sell exclusively
拍卖
pāi mài
Auction / Sell at auction
义卖
yì mài
charity sale
倒卖
dǎo mài
to resell at a profit
Words with
淫
手淫
shǒu yín
masturbation (clinical term)
淫乱
yín luàn
licentious, promiscuous
淫威
yín wēi
abuse of power, tyranny
淫秽
yín huì
obscene, pornographic
淫荡
yín dàng
licentious; lewd
荒淫
huāng yín
dissolute, debauched
诲淫诲盗
huì yín huì dào
incite to lust and theft
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Example Sentences with 卖淫
mài
卖
yín
淫
zài
在
hěn
很
duō
多
guó
国
jiā
家
shì
是
wéi
违
fǎ
法
de
的
。
Prostitution is illegal in many countries.
jǐng
警
fāng
方
dǎ
打
jī
击
le
了
gāi
该
dì
地
qū
区
de
的
mài
wǒ
我
men
们
yīng
应
gāi
该
bāng
帮
zhù
助
nà
那
xiē
些
bèi
被
pò
卖
yín
淫
huó
活
dòng
动
。
The police cracked down on prostitution activities in that area.
迫
mài
卖
yín
淫
de
的
rén
人
，
ér
而
bù
不
shì
是
qí
歧
shì
视
tā
他
men
们
。
We should help those forced into prostitution, rather than discriminate against them.
