卖掉

賣掉

màidiào

verb #14,947

Meanings

1 to sell off; to sell (completely)

Characters

to fall; away (resultative complement)

Examples

HSK 3

他把房子卖掉了。

Tā bǎ fángzi màidiào le.

He sold off his house.

HSK 6

这些旧家具都卖掉算了。

Zhèxiē jiù jiājù dōu màidiào suànle.

Let's just sell off all this old furniture.

Tips

grammar

掉 is a resultative complement indicating completion or removal. 卖掉 means 'sold and gone'. Compare: 卖 (to sell) vs. 卖掉 (to sell off completely). Similar patterns: 扔掉 (throw away), 丢掉 (lose/discard).

Stroke Order

卖 mài

掉 diào