guǎimài

拐卖

Word · VerbTraditional拐賣

abduct and sell (people); human trafficking

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to abduct and sell (people); to traffic in human beings

formal

A serious crime, typically referring to the kidnapping and subsequent sale of individuals, especially women and children, for purposes such as forced marriage, labor, or sexual exploitation.

Yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
guǎi拐
mài卖
fù妇
nǚ女
ér儿
tóng童
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Crack down severely on the criminal activity of abducting and selling women and children.

Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
zhuān专
mén门
guǎi拐
mài卖
rén人
kǒu口
dào到
guó国
wài外
 。

This criminal gang specializes in trafficking people abroad.

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Tā他
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
cān参
yù与
guǎi拐
mài卖
 。

He was accused of being involved in human trafficking.