Meaning of 卖弄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
màinong
- to show off
- to make a display of
卖弄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
谁人不知，最爱卖弄的就是他！
Who doesn't know that if there's someone who loves showing off, it's him?
Stroke order for each character
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卖 mài · to sell · 8 strokes
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弄 nòng · to do · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 卖弄.
| 外卖 | wàimài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business) |
| 买卖 | mǎimai | to buy and sell |
| 出卖 | chūmài | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray |
| 拍卖 | pāimài | to auction; auction sale |
| 贩卖 | fànmài | to sell; to peddle |
| 嘲弄 | cháonòng | to tease; to poke fun at |
| 倒卖 | dǎomài | to resell at a profit; to speculate |
| 专卖店 | zhuānmàidiàn | specialty store |
| 弄虚作假 | nòngxū-zuòjiǎ | to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery |
| 卖掉 | màidiào | to sell off |
| 弄错 | nòngcuò | to err; to get sth wrong |
| 玩弄 | wánnòng | to play with; to toy with |
Questions about 卖弄
What does 卖弄 mean?
卖弄 (màinong) means "to show off; to make a display of" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 卖弄?
卖弄 is made of 2 characters: 卖 (8 strokes), 弄 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 卖弄 an HSK word?
Yes. 卖弄 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 卖弄 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 卖弄 is written 賣弄.