HSK · Level 88
45 words
Chinese word
倒卖
Pronunciation
Pinyindǎo mài
Meaning
- verbresell
Example
他在市场上倒卖口罩。tā zài shì chǎng shàng dǎo mài kǒu zhào
He resells masks at the market.
More examples
公司被查出非法倒卖库存商品。gōng sī bèi chá chū fēi fǎ dǎo mài kù cún shāng pǐn
The company was found to be illegally reselling inventory.
Core concept
A buyer acquires goods first and passes them on at a higher price, keeping the difference as profit.
Common phrases
非法倒卖fēi fǎ dǎo mài
resell illegally
倒卖药品dǎo mài yào pǐn
resell medicines
倒卖牟利dǎo mài móu lì
resell for profit
Similar words
转卖zhuǎn mài: Reselling something that was bought earlier in order to earn the difference.
出售chū shòu: Selling an item or product to receive money for it.
贩卖fàn mài: Selling goods as part of commercial trade.
Definition in Chinese
先购入商品后以高于进价的价格再次出售以获取差价的行为。xiān gòu rù shāng pǐn hòu yǐ gāo yú jìn jià de jià gé zài cì chū shòu yǐ huò qǔ chā jià de xíng wéi
Word origin
In 倒卖 (dǎomài, "resell"), 倒 (dǎo, "resell or pass on") gives 卖 (mài, "sell") the sense of selling goods again after buying them.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this word often sounds disapproving because it is commonly linked with scalping scarce tickets or goods, rather than with ordinary retail activity.
Other meanings
- black-market tradenoun
Opposites
- 合法销售hé fǎ xiāo shòusell legallyverb
Related words
- 倒买倒卖dáo mái dǎo màibuy and resell for profitidiom