Chinese Conversation · Level 33
90 words
Chinese word
卖完
Pronunciation
Pinyinmài wán
Meaning
- verbsell out
Example
这本书已经卖完了。zhè běn shū yǐ jīng mài wán le
This book is already sold out.
More examples
超市的面包很快就卖完了。chāo shì de miàn bāo hěn kuài jiù mài wán le
The supermarket's bread sold out very quickly.
Core concept
The flow of goods ends at an empty shelf because every available unit has found a buyer.
Common phrases
已经卖完了yǐ jīng mài wán le
already sold out
都卖完了dōu mài wán le
all sold out
快要卖完了kuài yào mài wán le
almost sold out
Similar words
卖光mài guāng: Describes a complete sellout in lively, everyday speech.
售完shòu wán: Expresses concisely that all goods have been sold and the stock is gone.
售罄shòu qìng: Expresses in formal notices that all goods have been sold and no stock remains.
Definition in Chinese
把商品全部卖掉或商品被卖尽，表示没有剩余。bǎ shāng pǐn quán bù mài diào huò shāng pǐn bèi mài jǐn biǎo shì méi yǒu shèng yú
Word origin
卖 (mài, "sell") names the exchange with a buyer, while 完 (wán, "complete") shows that this process reaches its end for all the goods.
Usage tips
- The seller and the goods can take different subject roles in Chinese, so the sentence pattern shows whether a seller finishes the stock or the stock becomes unavailable.
Other meanings
- sell allverb
- run outverb
Related words
- 卖光mài guāngsell out completelyverb
- 卖掉mài diàosell offverb
- 卖家mài jiāsellernoun