买卖/買賣 mǎi mài — buying and selling

Meanings

1. 1

   buying and selling

   buying and selling; business; business transactions

   verb

Character breakdown

• 买/買

  mǎi (third tone, dipping)

  to buy, to purchase

  6 strokes⿱乛头Radical 乙
• 卖/賣

  mài (fourth tone, falling)

  to sell; to be on sale; to give one’s all to something

  8 strokes⿱十买Radical 十

Words containing 买

• 买/買mǎi (third tone, dipping)to buy
• 购买/購買gòu (fourth tone, falling) mǎi (third tone, dipping)to purchase; to buy
• 收买/收買shōu (first tone, high and level) mǎi (third tone, dipping)to purchase
• 买不起/買不起mǎi (third tone, dipping) bu (neutral tone) qǐ (third tone, dipping)cannot afford

Words containing 卖

• 卖/賣mài (fourth tone, falling)to sell
• 拍卖/拍賣pāi (first tone, high and level) mài (fourth tone, falling)to auction
• 出卖/出賣chū (first tone, high and level) mài (fourth tone, falling)to offer for sale
• 贩卖/販賣fàn (fourth tone, falling) mài (fourth tone, falling)to sell
• 专卖店/專賣店zhuān (first tone, high and level) mài (fourth tone, falling) diàn (fourth tone, falling)specialty store
• 外卖/外賣wài (fourth tone, falling) mài (fourth tone, falling)(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
• 倒卖/倒賣dǎo (third tone, dipping) mài (fourth tone, falling)to resell at a profit
• 卖弄/賣弄mài (fourth tone, falling) nong (neutral tone)to show off