出卖
Old HSK 6
出卖 (chūmài) · to sell
出卖 (chūmài) means “to sell; to betray”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 卖 (to sell). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 出卖 is built
The characters
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
卖 mài · to sell
What 卖 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 买mǎi — to buy
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 买 gives the meaning, 买 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他出卖了自己的朋友。Tā chūmài le zìjǐ de péngyou.He betrayed his friend.
这家店要出卖了。Zhè jiā diàn yào chūmài le.This shop is up for sale.
Questions about 出卖
What does 出卖 mean?
出卖 (chūmài) means “to sell; to betray”.
How do you pronounce 出卖?
出卖 is pronounced chūmài.
Which HSK level is 出卖?
出卖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出门chūménto go out
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
Learn 出卖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.