变卖 (biànmài): to sell off (one's property)

Meanings

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

Characters

变

biàn

to change / to transform

卖

mài

to sell

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

Related Words

出卖 chūmài HSK 7 #3,021

to sell / to betray / to sell out

变产 biànchǎn

to sell off one's estate / to liquidate property

贱卖 jiànmài #33,559

to sell cheap / to sell at a sacrifice price / to dump (goods) / to sell off below value

卖出 màichū #40,496

to sell / to sell off / (trading) to sell (a position)

卖掉 màidiào #14,947

to sell off; to sell (completely)

买卖 mǎimai HSK 5 #3,185

buying and selling / business deal / trade

变化 biànhuà HSK 3 #1,921

change / variation / to change

变态 biàntài #1,912

pervert / abnormal / metamorphosis / freak

变成 biànchéng HSK 2 #552

to become / to turn into

卖 mài HSK 2 #448

to sell