卖淫 meaning in English
prostitution; to prostitute oneself
Traditional 賣淫19 strokes
Meaning of 卖淫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
màiyín
- prostitution
- to prostitute oneself
卖淫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！
Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
Stroke order for each character
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卖 mài · to sell · 8 strokes
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淫 yín · obscene · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 卖淫.
| 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 |
| 卖弄 | màinong | to show off; to make a display of |
| 倒卖 | dǎomài | to resell at a profit; to speculate |
| 专卖店 | zhuānmàidiàn | specialty store |
| 卖掉 | màidiào | to sell off |
| 卖命 | màimìng | to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifi |
| 手淫 | shǒuyín | to masturbate; masturbation |
| 卖出 | màichū | to sell; to reach (a price in an auction) |
Questions about 卖淫
What does 卖淫 mean?
卖淫 (màiyín) means "prostitution; to prostitute oneself".
How do you write 卖淫?
卖淫 is made of 2 characters: 卖 (8 strokes), 淫 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
How is 卖淫 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 卖淫 is written 賣淫.