出卖 chūmài to offer for sale
to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
How to remember 出卖: 出 go out + 卖 to sell = to offer for sale.
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How it is used
- 'To sell out / betray' - the dominant sense is treachery: 出卖朋友 (chūmài péngyou) to betray a friend, 出卖国家 to sell out one's country.
- Though it literally means 'to offer for sale', in practice it almost always means betraying someone/something for personal gain. Strong negative charge.
Example sentences
- 一个真正的绅士不会出卖他的朋友。 Yígè zhēnzhèng de shēnshì búhuì chūmài tā de péngyǒu.A true gentleman never betrays his friends.