Chinese word dictionary

拐卖

guǎi mài · human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拐卖

Traditional拐賣

Pinyinguǎi mài

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.

拐guǎi

to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch

卖mài

to sell; to betray; to show off

How to learn 拐卖

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)

买卖mǎimai

purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store

拐guǎi

cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff; to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]); variant of 枴|拐[guai3]; variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

拐弯guǎiwān

to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction

出卖chūmài

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