Chinese word

贩卖

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàn mài

Meaning

  • verbsell

Example

她在网上贩卖手工饰品。tā zài wǎng shàng fàn mài shǒu gōng shì pǐn

She sells handmade jewelry online.

Illustration for 贩卖 (sell)

More examples

他把濒危动物非法贩卖到国外，触犯了法律。tā bǎ bīn wēi dòng wù fēi fǎ fàn mài dào guó wài chù fàn le fǎ lǜ

He illegally sold endangered animals abroad and violated the law.

Core concept

Goods moving through a profit-making sales channel, often in volume or through resale.

Common phrases

  • 转手贩卖门票zhuán shǒu fàn mài mén piào

    resell tickets

  • 在公共场所贩卖小商品zài gōng gòng cháng suǒ fàn mài xiǎo shāng pǐn

    sell small products in public places

  • 非法贩卖野生动物fēi fǎ fàn mài yě shēng dòng wù

    illegally sell wild animals

Similar words

卖mài: Selling goods or services to receive payment.
出售chū shòu: Offering goods or other items for sale.
销售xiāo shòu: Selling goods through a market or business sales channel.
买卖mǎi mài: Buying and selling goods as a commercial transaction.

Definition in Chinese

指为营利而有组织或大规模地出售商品，有时含转手、倒卖的意味。zhǐ wèi yíng lì ér yǒu zǔ zhī huò dà guī mó dì chū shòu shāng pǐn yǒu shí hán zhuán shǒu dǎo mài de yì wèi

Word origin

贩 (fàn, "trade or resell") + 卖 (mài, "sell") combines commercial trading with the act of selling.

Usage tips

  • In an everyday conversation about a personal online sale, this word may make the seller sound like a commercial trader rather than someone offering an occasional item.

Other meanings

  • trafficverb
  • resellverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 贩卖者fàn mài zhěvendornoun
  • 自动贩卖机zì dòng fàn mài jīvending machinenoun

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