sell off; liquidate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sell off; to liquidate (property, assets)
formalA formal, literary term. Often implies selling off assets, especially under financial pressure. It can refer to forced or voluntary sale to raise cash. Traditionally used with real estate or valuable items.
Wèi为
le了
huán还
zhài债
，
tā他
zhǐ只
dé得
chì鬻
mài卖
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
fáng房
chǎn产
。
To repay the debt, he had no choice but to sell off the family's inherited property.
Gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
hòu后
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
zī资
chǎn产
dōu都
bèi被
chì鬻
mài卖
yī一
kōng空
。
After the company went bankrupt, all assets were completely liquidated.
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Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yǒu有
chì鬻
mài卖
tián田
dì地
yǐ以
dù度
jī饥
huāng荒
zhī之
shì事
。
In ancient times, it was common to sell off farmland to survive a famine.