出卖

出卖 chūmài

Sell out (betrays)

出卖 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體出賣 chumai

What 出卖 means

Sell out (betrays)

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出卖 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

出

chū

Go out (produce - occur - put forth)

卖

mài

Sell (show)

Words that share a character with 出卖

How to write 出卖

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出卖 in a sentence

他为了钱出卖了自己的朋友。

Tā wèile qián chūmài le zìjǐ de péngyou.

He betrayed his own friend for money.

出卖秘密是不可原谅的。

Chūmài mìmì shì bù kě yuánliàng de.

Selling out a secret is unforgivable.

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Questions about 出卖

What does 出卖 mean in English?

出卖 is pronounced chūmài and means Sell out (betrays).

How do you pronounce 出卖?

出卖 is chūmài in pinyin — written chumai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 出卖?

出卖 is written with 2 characters: 出 (chū) Go out (produce - occur - put forth), 卖 (mài) Sell (show). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 出卖 written in traditional Chinese?

出賣. The simplified form 出卖 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 出賣 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced chūmài.

Is 出卖 an HSK word?

Yes — 出卖 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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