卖掉

賣掉

màidiào

verb #14,947

Meanings

1 to sell off; to sell (completely)

Characters

to fall; away (resultative complement)

Examples

他把房子卖掉了。

Tā bǎ fángzi màidiào le.

He sold off his house.

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