卖弄/賣弄 mài nong — to show off

Meanings

1. 1

   to show off

   to show off; to make a display of

   verb

Character breakdown

• 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 卖

• 卖/賣mài (fourth tone, falling)to sell
• 买卖/買賣mǎi (third tone, dipping) mài (fourth tone, falling)buying and selling
• 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