⚖ Buying and selling

Unit 7 · Work & study (HSK 2) · 8 min

买 mǎi buy vs 卖 mài sell — only the tone differs! Weight: 一公斤 (1 kg) = 两斤. At a market: 这个西瓜多少钱一斤？ 元 yuán is the written unit of the yuan.

Words in this lesson

• 买 (mǎi) — to buy
• 卖 (mài) — to sell
• 公斤 (gōng jīn) — kilogram
• 斤 (jīn) — jin (half a kilogram)
• 元 (yuán) — yuan (unit)
• 西瓜 (xī guā) — watermelon

Project: Practise mǎi vs mài: two sentences each.