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转手

Word · Verb

resell; transfer; pass on

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to resell; to transfer goods from one party to another; to pass on

Often implies acting as an intermediary, sometimes for profit. Can refer to physical goods, property, or abstract items.

Nǐ你
jiù就
zhí直
jiē接
jiāo交
gěi给
tā他
 ,
hé何
bì必
yào要
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
ge个
shǒu手
ne呢
 ?

Why don't you just hand it to him directly? Why do I have to act as the middleman?

Zhè这
pī批
huò货
tā他
dī低
jià价
mǎi买
jìn进
 ,
zhuǎn转
shǒu手
jiù就
gāo高
jià价
mài卖
diào掉
le了
 。

He bought this batch of goods at a low price and resold them at a high price immediately.

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Zhè这
fáng房
zi子
wǒ我
gāng刚
mǎi买
bù不
jiǔ久
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhuǎn转
shǒu手
mài卖
chū出
qù去
 。

I just bought this house not long ago, and now I'm planning to resell it.

Zhè这
xiē些
jī机
mì密
wén文
jiàn件
jué绝
bù不
néng能
zhuǎn转
shǒu手
gěi给
dì第
sān三
fāng方
 。

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