变卖

變賣

biànmài

verb #23,675

Meanings

1 to sell off (one's property)
2 to dispose of by selling
3 to liquidate assets

Characters

to change / to transform

Examples

他为了还债，不得不变卖家产。

Tā wèile huánzhài, bùdébù biànmài jiāchǎn.

To repay his debts, he had no choice but to sell off his family's property.

公司变卖资产以渡过危机。

Gōngsī biànmài zīchǎn yǐ dùguò wēijī.

The company sold off its assets to weather the crisis.

Tips

usage

变卖 implies selling out of necessity — often under financial pressure. It carries a sense of reluctance or urgency, distinguishing it from a routine sale (卖).

Stroke Order

变 biàn

卖 mài