拐卖

拐賣

guǎimài

verb #39,522

Meanings

1 to abduct and sell (humans)
2 to traffic (in people)

Characters

to kidnap / abduct

Examples

拐卖儿童是严重的犯罪。

Guǎimài értóng shì yánzhòng de fànzuì.

Abducting and selling children is a serious crime.

警方解救了一名被拐卖的妇女。

Jǐngfāng jiějiù le yì míng bèi guǎimài de fùnǚ.

Police rescued a woman who had been trafficked.

Tips

usage

Almost always collocates with 妇女 (women) or 儿童 (children). A major subject in Chinese crime films like 《亲爱的》 (Dearest, 2014) and 《盲山》 (Blind Mountain, 2007).

Stroke Order

拐 guǎi

卖 mài