卖关子 màiguānzi to keep in suspense Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 卖关子 賣關子 mài//guānzi to keep in suspense To keep people on tenterhooks by deliberately withholding information or stopping at a critical moment in a story or conversation; originally used by professional storytellers to ensure the audience returns for the next part. Frequency Written text 0.326 per million Cross-References Same as 卖膏药 màigāoyao Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
卖关子 賣關子 mài//guānzi to keep in suspense To keep people on tenterhooks by deliberately withholding information or stopping at a critical moment in a story or conversation; originally used by professional storytellers to ensure the audience returns for the next part. Frequency Written text 0.326 per million Cross-References Same as 卖膏药 màigāoyao Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
