贩卖 fànmài to sell
to sell; to peddle; to traffic
How to remember 贩卖: 贩 merchant + 卖 to sell = to sell.
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How it is used
- To sell/peddle/traffic - usually goods, often illicit - 贩卖毒品 (fànmài dúpǐn) to traffic drugs; 贩卖人口 (fànmài rénkǒu) human trafficking.
- Negative-leaning: implies profiteering or trafficking, unlike neutral 卖 (mài, to sell).
- Figuratively 贩卖焦虑 (fànmài jiāolǜ) to 'sell'/peddle anxiety - a common modern usage.