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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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