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卖 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "to sell": 

*Sentence

卖东西的人和买东西的人很容易联系上对方。

English:

The seller and the buyer can easily contact each other.

Top-Down Words:

容易 róngyì - easy; likely; liable (to)
对方 duìfāng - each other


*Sentence

每一个公司都应该诚实,然后用心把自己卖的东西做好

English:

All companies should be honest and make good products.

Top-Down Words:

都 dōu - all, every
把 bǎ - (used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word of expression)
诚实 chéngshí - honest


Sentence

她是一个卖菜的(人)。

English:

She's a person who sells vegetables.

Note: “人” can be omitted since the context is clear



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Comments   3

Jason Pon

每一个公司都应该诚实,然后用心把自己卖的东西做好

What does the 用心 mean here? Is it just like 'use their (honest) heart' or something? It this a colloquial thing?

Also - 自己卖的东西 - all this to say 'product'? Is there just a single word for this? Or is this a more specific meaning on context?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Hey Jason, here's a response for you:

https://www.loom.com/share/9403a9b0a00d4c0a89f1d95b30ca3418

产品 chǎnpǐn - 卖的东西

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJwckcRu8k&t=4260s

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