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出卖

chū mài

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 出賣

What 出卖 means

1. to offer for sale; to sell
2. to sell out; to betray

The characters in 出卖

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort

Example sentences

• 他出卖了我。
  He sold me down the river.
• 他牺牲生命，出卖组织。
  He sacrificed his life and betrayed the organization.
• 他后悔对敌人出卖了他的国家。
  Tā hòuhuǐ duìdí rén chūmài le tā de guójiā.
  He repented having betrayed his country to the enemy.
• 他白白牺牲生命，忘了出卖组织。
  Tā báibái xīshēng shēngmìng, wàng le chūmài zǔzhī.
  He wastes his life, forgetting to betray his organization.
• 他宁可牺牲生命，也不出卖组织。
  He would rather lose his life than betray his organization.
• 他与其牺牲生命，不如出卖组织。
  He would rather betray his organization than lose his life.