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卖的

what someone sells; the thing(s) sold, is/are sold (that way), sell … to a particular degree or result

→ 卖
phrase Rare #15,499
what someone sells; the thing(s) sold After a verb, 的 makes a noun-like expression. The referent can be understood from context and may also be the person who does the action.
CH: 老人躺在医院里，你怎么证明我卖的是假药啊？
EN: The old man is lying in the hospital. How can you prove that what I sell is fake medicine?

听着我们卖的是新闻

Listen, we sell news.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

或许韦斯特波特的货里，也有诚实的厄尼愿意卖的。

Maybe there’s something in Westport’s stock that Honest Ernie would be willing to sell.

他说在香港没有卖的

He said it isn’t sold in Hong Kong.

— 花样年华 (2000)

有一次她公司派她出去回来送给我的她说香港没有卖的

Once, when she came back from a business trip her company had sent her on, she gave me something and said it wasn’t sold in Hong Kong.

— 花样年华 (2000)

phrase Rare #32,208
is/are sold (that way) Sentence-final 的 completes a declarative statement about selling, often in the pattern 是……卖的; it can add emphasis or assurance.
CH: 对啊，染料本来就是这么卖的。
EN: Yeah, that’s how the dye is sold.

“对啊，染料本来就是这么卖的。”

Yeah, that’s how dye is sold.

是真正的艺术品除非必要，我不会卖的

It's a genuine work of art. I won't sell it unless absolutely necessary.

— 四百击 (1959)

药是谁卖的

Who sold the medicine?

— Dying to Survive (2018)

phrase Rare #32,209
sell … to a particular degree or result Here 的 connects 卖 to a degree or result complement. In standard writing, this marker is usually written 得.
CH: 这款手机卖的很贵。
EN: This phone sells for a very high price.

你们哪种旗子卖的多?

Which type of flag do you sell the most?

— 智利说不 (2012)

你来做饭，如果你做的好，你就卖的出去一个挑战

You cook, and if it turns out well, you’ll have pulled off a challenge.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

你们凭什么卖的这么贵

What gives you the right to charge so much?

— Dying to Survive (2018)

其实它可以卖的更贵些

Actually, it could sell for more.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)