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售

shòu · shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to sell
  2. to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
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Sold out

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)演出(yǎnchū)票(piào)还有(háiyǒu)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are there still tickets for today's show?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)“今日(jīnrì)票(piào)已(yǐ)售完(shòuwán)”。

    Let me see. The sign says "Today's tickets are sold out".

  3. Liangliang

    售完(shòuwán)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 售完 mean?

  4. Dengdeng

    售(shòu)就是(jiùshì)卖(mài)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，明天(míngtiān)的(de)票(piào)已经(yǐjīng)开售(kāishòu)了(le)。

    售 means sell. Look, tomorrow's tickets are already on sale.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，快(kuài)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)买(mǎi)！

    Great, buy them on your phone, quick!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)售(shòu)各(gè)种(zhǒng)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)。

This shop sells all kinds of fruit.

02

门(mén)票(piào)已(yǐ)经(jīng)售(shòu)完(wán)了(le)。

The tickets have already sold out.

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