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卖关子
賣關子
màiguānzi
1. to do sth reluctantly
2. to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
3. to keep people on tenterhooks

Character Breakdown

卖
mài
to sell; to betray; to show off
HSK 2 8 丶
关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1 6 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

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