Chinese word dictionary

卖弄

mài nong · to show off; to make a display of

Practice word

Word information

Simplified卖弄

Traditional賣弄

Pinyinmài nong

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

卖mài

to sell; to betray; to show off

弄nòng

to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

How to learn 卖弄

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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卖mài

to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

外卖wàimài

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)

弄nòng

old variant of 弄[nong4]; to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with

买卖mǎimai

purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store

嘲弄cháonòng

to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

出卖chūmài

to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray