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title: "Fanmai Meaning: 贩卖 (fànmài) Means “to peddle”"
description: "贩卖 (traditional 販賣, fànmài) means “to peddle; to sell”. Hear its tones, see what 贩 and 卖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanmai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 贩卖 mean?

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贩卖 fànmài

## to peddle; to sell

## It can also mean

- to traffic (drugs, people)
- (slang) to peddle (emotions, anxiety)

## Its characters

1. 贩 fàn to deal in
2. 卖 mài to sell

## In a sentence

他每天在街边贩卖水果。 He sells fruit by the roadside every day.

[More about 贩卖](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%A9%E5%8D%96)

## More words with 贩 or 卖

- [出卖 chūmài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chumai)
- [买卖 mǎimài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/maimai)
- [拍卖 pāimài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paimai)
- [外卖 wàimài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waimai)

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