出卖 (chū mài) — to sell, to offer for sale; to betray, to sell out (a friend, one's country, etc.)
Definition
出卖 covers both 'sell' and 'betray' — its key contrast with 卖 and 出售 is the betrayal sense (friend, country). 背叛 is a plainer, more direct word for 'betray' without the 'sell' overlap.
verb
to sellto offer for saleto betrayto sell out (a friend, one's country, etc.)
Examples
- 出卖。Tā bǎ shōu cáng le èr shí nián de zì huà dōu chū mài le.He sold off all the calligraphy paintings he had collected for twenty years.
- 出卖。Nà ge pàn tú wèi le jīn qián chū mài le zì jǐ de guó jiā.That traitor betrayed his own country for money.
- 出卖。Tā méi xiǎng dào zuì hǎo de péng you huì chū mài tā.He never expected his best friend would betray him.
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