卖身 màishēn to sell oneself Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 卖身 賣身 mài//shēn to sell oneself To sell oneself into slavery, indentured servitude, or to work for someone else, often due to poverty or extreme circumstances. to prostitute oneself To engage in sex work or prostitution; specifically used to distinguish between performance or company and sexual services. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.19 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.21 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
卖身 賣身 mài//shēn to sell oneself To sell oneself into slavery, indentured servitude, or to work for someone else, often due to poverty or extreme circumstances. to prostitute oneself To engage in sex work or prostitution; specifically used to distinguish between performance or company and sexual services. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.19 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.21 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)