Definition
出卖 has two meanings: 'to sell' (usually personal valuables or things not normally for sale) and 'to betray/sell out' (a person or country for personal gain). In the sell sense, it is more specific and literary than the everyday 卖 (mài) or the formal 出售 (chūshòu). In the betrayal sense, it emphasizes trading loyalty for profit, different from 背叛 (bèipàn) which focuses on the act of betrayal.
verb
to sellto offer for saleto betrayto sell out (a friend, one's country, etc.)
Examples
- 出卖。Tā bǎ shōucáng le èrshí nián de zìhuà dōu chū mài le.He sold off all the calligraphy paintings he had collected for twenty years.
- 出卖。Nàge pàntú wèile jīnqián chū mài le zìjǐ de guójiā.That traitor betrayed his own country for money.
- 出卖。Tā méi xiǎngdào zuì hǎo de péngyou huì chū mài tā.He never expected his best friend would betray him.
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