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How to say "to offer for sale" in Chinese

出卖

chū mài

shopping · buying · beginner · neutral

shoppingbuyingbeginnerneutral

When To Use It

"to offer for sale" maps to 出卖 (chū mài), a neutral shopping phrase for buying situations.

Use it while choosing products, asking about price, or reacting to a seller in a market or retail setting.

Practice it first exactly as written, then swap in your own people, places, or objects so it becomes part of your active speaking repertoire.

Tone And Delivery

The register is neutral, which makes it flexible: safe in most daily situations without sounding stiff or overly intimate.

Because this is marked beginner, you should aim to recognize it instantly and reuse it with your own names, nouns, locations, or numbers.

A good practice target is the example sentence 出卖 (chū mài). Once that feels natural, shorten your pause and try it at conversation speed.

Practice Ideas

This phrase becomes more useful when you learn it as part of a mini-sequence. After saying it, a natural next step could be 亮彩 (liàng cǎi).

A second nearby phrase to review is 牌戏 (pái xì), which helps you stay in the same topic instead of translating from scratch again.

  • Read the example “to offer for sale” aloud, then replace one detail with your own information.
  • Pair it with “A bright color” next so your conversation does not stop after a single line.
  • Match the phrase to your tone of voice: soft for polite requests, flatter and quicker for routine daily use.
  • If you hear a slightly different version in the wild, compare the tone and context before treating it as interchangeable.

Examples

  • 出卖

    chū mài

    to offer for sale

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Phrase FAQ

出卖 (chū mài).

Use it in buying situations where a neutral tone fits. Because it is tagged beginner, it is meant to be practical and reusable rather than literary or highly specialized.

Yes. Every phrase page includes pinyin with tone marks, plus example sentences so you can hear how the wording expands in real use.

A useful follow-up is 亮彩 (liàng cǎi) — "a bright color". Studying connected phrases in small clusters makes them easier to recall in conversation.

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