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Meaning of 买

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(Trad.: 買)
Pinyin: mǎi
English Definition: to buy; to purchase
Chinese Definition:
①拿钱换东西,与“卖”相对:买卖。买办(a.中国明代专指对宫廷供应用品的商人;b.鸦片战争后指外国商人在中国市场上推销商品的代理人)。买名。买好。买笑(旧指到妓院寻欢作乐)。买主。买方。买春(买酒,唐代酒名多带“春”字)。
②招致:买祸。
③姓氏。
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideograph: Simplified form of , buy with a bag (net ) of money
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ya ] kwukyel
    • [ tóu ] head; chief, boss; first, top
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Example Words
购买 gòu mǎi to purchase; to buy
买卖 mǎi mài buying and selling; business; business transactions; Classifiers:
收买 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe
购买力 gòu mǎi purchasing power
买方 mǎi fāng buyer (in contracts)
More: 买* | *买 | *买*
Example Sentences
1
I'm going out to buy water.
2
I'm going to buy some vegetables.
3
I bought many books.
4
I want to buy a dozen eggs.
5
I want to take out a loan to buy a house.