卖关子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖关子 Usage and Examples
Keep people in suspense
Keep someone guessing
Keep them hanging
别跟我们卖关子了—然后发生了什么事儿？
Don't keep us in suspense —what happened next?
别卖关子了，往下讲吧。
Don't keep us guessing. Go on!
The characters in 卖关子
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 卖
- mài卖gè个hǎo好jià价qián钱sell for a good price, get a good price
- mài卖guāi乖to feign obedience, to act innocent
- mài卖le了sold
- mài卖le了gè个guān关zi子kept them in suspense, built up suspense
- mài卖le了chū出qu去Sold, Sold out
- mài卖jiāo交qíng情Trade on friendship, Cash in on favors
- mài卖jià价selling price
- mài卖qiào俏yǐ倚mén门de的Flirtatious, Coquettish
- mài卖guāng光le了sold out, all gone
- mài卖guān关jié节Expose the joint, Offer a joint
- mài卖chū出sell, sell out
- mài卖chū出qu去sell, sell out
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Open the tool →Questions about 卖关子
What does 卖关子 mean in Chinese?
卖关子 (mài guān zǐ) means “Keep people in suspense, Keep someone guessing, Keep them hanging”.
How do you pronounce 卖关子?
卖关子 is pronounced mài guān zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Keep people in suspense” in Chinese?
“Keep people in suspense” is 卖关子 (mài guān zǐ) in Chinese.
How is 卖关子 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 卖关子, each with pinyin and an English translation.