The difference between 卖 and 售?

user76423
 February 17, 2009, 08:32 PM posted in General Discussion

卖 [mài] and 售 [shòu] both have the translation "sell".

Can one of the experts or native speakers here please explain me the differences between these two characters in more detail?

Thanks in advance!

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changye
 February 18, 2009, 12:31 AM

买 (buy) and 卖 (sell) are more conversational than 购 (buy) and 售 (sell). 购/售 are mainly used in writings.

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goofymm
 February 18, 2009, 01:05 AM

售 only for few words we alway use 卖 in our life

售 like 零售 出售 售价 sorry i can not remember more words about 售

and my english not well but if  you r arab pepole that i can talk to you in arabic

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user76423
 February 18, 2009, 07:12 AM

thanks!