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卖老
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卖老

卖老 Pronunciation and Pinyin

卖老 Usage and Examples

trade on one's seniority

presume upon one's age

一个人无法不变老,但是他不能卖老。

One cannot help being old, but he may not on the old.

他总是倚老卖老,把他的想法强加于人。

Presuming on his seniority, he always imposes his ideas on [upon] others.

The characters in 卖老

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
卖
mài8sell, betray, exert, show off
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced

More 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zǐ子Keep people in suspense, Keep someone guessing
  • mài卖guān关jié节Expose the joint, Offer a joint
  • mài卖chū出sell, sell out

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Questions about 卖老

What does 卖老 mean in Chinese?

卖老 (mài lǎo) means “trade on one's seniority, presume upon one's age”.

How do you pronounce 卖老?

卖老 is pronounced mài lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “trade on one's seniority” in Chinese?

“trade on one's seniority” is 卖老 (mài lǎo) in Chinese.

How is 卖老 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 卖老, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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