What does 卖淫 mean in Chinese?

卖淫 (mài yín) means "prostitution; to prostitute oneself" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 卖淫?

卖淫 is pronounced "mài yín" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

卖淫 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

卖淫 is made up of the characters 卖, 淫. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 卖淫 using our stroke order tool.

卖淫

mài yín

prostitution; to prostitute oneself

verb

Traditional: 賣淫

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.