卖出 (mài chū) — to sell (successfully or completely); to sell off

Definition

Resultative verb: 'to sell (off / out)' — emphasizes the completion or outcome of the sale, often paired with 得 to show how well it sold. Contrast with 卖 (mài), which simply names the action of selling.

verb
to sell (successfully or completely)to sell off
Easily confused

Examples

  • 卖出。
    Wǒ bǎ jiù shū dōu mài chū le.
    I sold all my old books.
  • 卖出。
    Zhè jiā diàn zuó tiān mài chū le zuì hòu yì pī huò wù.
    This shop sold off the last batch of goods yesterday.
  • 卖出。
    Tā men de gǔ piào mài chū dé hěn hǎo.
    Their stocks sold very well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

卖màisell
出chūout

卖 means sell, and 出 means out; together they mean selling something out or off.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賣; 卖 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 賣 came from an older shape that joined 出 (go out) with 買 (buy), which gives the sound. The simplified 卖 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 卖 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →

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