• (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers
  • popular with the paying public; high-grossing
  • number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)

Example sentences

  • 杰伦演唱会卖座,买不到

    zhōu jiélún de yǎnchànghuì hěn màizuò, hěn duō rén dōu mǎibùdào piào.

    Jay Chou's concert is very popular, but lots of people are unable to buy tickets

  • 电影制作团队能不能赚钱卖座卖座。

    pāi diànyǐng, zhìzuò tuánduì néngbùnéng zhuànqián, yào kàn màizuò màizuò.

    Whether the production team can make money by shooting a movie, depends on whether it’s a blockbuster or not