Read Edit View history 卖身 màishēn sell oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 卖身 (賣身) màishēn sell oneself expression to sell oneself into slavery or indentured servitude 在古代，有些穷人为了埋葬父亲不得不卖身入府。 zài gǔdài, yǒuxiē qióngrén wèile máizàng fùqīn bùdébù màishēn rù fǔ. In ancient times, some poor people had to sell themselves into servitude to bury their fathers. prostitute oneself verb to engage in prostitution or sell one's body 她宁愿挨饿也坚决不肯卖身。 tā nìngyuàn ái'è yě jiānjué bù kěn màishēn. She would rather starve than sell her body. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.19 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.21 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
卖身 (賣身) màishēn sell oneself expression to sell oneself into slavery or indentured servitude 在古代，有些穷人为了埋葬父亲不得不卖身入府。 zài gǔdài, yǒuxiē qióngrén wèile máizàng fùqīn bùdébù màishēn rù fǔ. In ancient times, some poor people had to sell themselves into servitude to bury their fathers. prostitute oneself verb to engage in prostitution or sell one's body 她宁愿挨饿也坚决不肯卖身。 tā nìngyuàn ái'è yě jiānjué bù kěn màishēn. She would rather starve than sell her body. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.19 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.21 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)