compete to sell; auction
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to compete in offering prices in order to sell
formalPrimarily used in commercial, financial, or auction contexts to describe sellers undercutting each other's prices or competing to make a sale. It is the opposite of '竞买' (competitive bidding/buying).
Gè各
dà大
chū出
kǒu口
shāng商
zài在
guó国
jì际
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
jìng竞
mài卖
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
Major exporters are competing to sell their products in the international market.
Shāng商
pǐn品
jiāo交
yì易
suǒ所
de的
jìng竞
mài卖
huó活
dòng动
shí十
fēn分
jī激
liè烈
。
The auction activity at the commodity exchange is extremely fierce.
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Wèi为
le了
jiǎn减
shǎo少
kù库
cún存
，
shāng商
jiā家
fēn纷
fēn纷
jiàng降
jià价
jìng竞
mài卖
。
To reduce inventory, merchants have been lowering prices and competing to sell.
Zhè这
cì次
jìng竞
mài卖
jiāo交
yì易
zuì最
zhōng终
yǐ以
zuì最
gāo高
jià价
chéng成
jiāo交
。
This auction transaction was finally settled at the highest price.