卖
mài
to sell
to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
他在市场上卖水果。
tā zài shì chǎng shàng mài shuǐ guǒ。
He sells fruit at the market.
她卖力地练习，终于赢得了比赛。
tā mài lì de liàn xí，zhōng yú yíng dé le bǐ sài。
She spared no effort in practicing and finally won the competition.
Words with 卖
卖空
mài kōng
to sell short (finance)
一锤子买卖
yī chuí zi mǎi mài
a one-off, short-sighted deal
以老卖老
yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
variant of 倚老賣老|倚老卖老[yi3 lao3 mai4 lao3]
倒买倒卖
dǎo mǎi dǎo mài
to buy and sell at a profit
倒卖
dǎo mài
to resell at a profit
倚老卖老
yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
做买卖
zuò mǎi mài
to buy and sell
兜卖
dōu mài
to peddle
公买公卖
gōng mǎi gōng mài
buying and selling at fair prices
出卖
chū mài
to offer for sale; to sell
叛卖
pàn mài
to betray
叫卖
jiào mài
to hawk (one's wares)