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出售

chū shòu · chu shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to sell
  2. to offer for sale
  3. to put on the market
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In a conversation

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The old book

  1. Leon

    那个(nàge)牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写的(xiěde)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What does that sign say?

  2. Liangliang

    写着(xiězhe)旧书(jiùshū)出售(chūshòu)，意思(yìsi)是(shì)卖(mài)旧书(jiùshū)。

    It says old books for sale. It means they sell old books.

  3. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)，这本(zhèběn)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)。

    Great, I want to buy this one.

  4. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)我(wǒ)问过(wènguò)老板(lǎobǎn)了(le)，这本(zhèběn)不(bù)出售(chūshòu)。

    I asked the owner just now. This one is not for sale.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)放(fàng)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)？

    Then why is it on the table?

  6. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)那(nà)是(shì)他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)书(shū)。

    The owner said it is his own book.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鱼(yú)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)是(shì)以(yǐ)磅(bàng)为(wéi)单(dān)位(wèi)来(lái)出(chū)售(shòu)。

Fish is sold by the pound here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)手(shǒu)机(jī)和(hé)一(yì)些(xiē)预(yù)装(zhuāng)的(de)应(yìng)用(yòng)一(yì)起(qǐ)出(chū)售(shòu)。

The cellphone came with several applications already pre-installed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Benjameno · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

售
shòu

to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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