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Expressing "sell" or "traffic" with 贩卖 (fànmài)
Actions & Events
Structure
Subject + 贩卖 + Object
Explanation
The verb 贩卖 (fànmài) means "to sell" or "to traffic," often carrying a negative connotation related to illegal trade. It is commonly used in contexts involving human trafficking or illicit goods. For example, 被贩卖至园区 means "was trafficked to the compound."
Examples
警方破获了一个贩卖假药的团伙。
jǐngfāng pòhuò le yī ge fànmài jiǎyào de tuánhuǒ.
The police cracked a gang that was selling counterfeit medicine.
贩卖个人信息是违法行为。
fànmài gèrén xìnxī shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.
Trafficking personal information is illegal.
那些受害者被贩卖到了偏远地区。
nàxiē shòuhàizhě bèi fànmài dào le piānyuǎn dìqū.
Those victims were trafficked to remote areas.