No. 846 in Chinese
卖
"Sell."
In a sentence
他正在卖水果。
He is selling fruits.
Here, the word '卖' is used as a verb meaning 'to sell', describing the act of selling items.
这本书卖得很好。
This book sells well.
In this example, '卖' is used to describe the performance of sales of a book.
他总是把最好的朋友出卖了。
He always betrays his best friends.
Here, the word '卖' combines with '出' to form '出卖', which means 'to betray', showing a different usage of the word in a compound verb.
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