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售卖 (shòu mài) — to sell (formal, in commercial, auction, or official contexts)

Definition

售卖 (shòumài) is a formal/written verb for 'to sell,' used in commercial, official, or auction contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to sell (formal, in commercial, auction, or official contexts)

Examples

  • 售卖。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào shòu mài diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
    This company mainly sells electronic products.
  • 售卖。
    Pāi mài huì shàng shòu mài le yí jiàn qīng dài cí qì.
    A Qing-dynasty porcelain piece was sold at the auction.
  • 售卖。
    Wǎng shàng shòu mài de shāng pǐn bì xū bǎo zhèng zhì liàng.
    Goods sold online must guarantee quality.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

售shòusell
卖màisell

Both 售 and 卖 mean sell, joining two selling actions into one idea.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 售 →

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.

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Appears in
Marketing & Sales

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