Chinese Word: 买 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

买 (Trad.: 買)HSK 1

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: 卖

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 乙

Ideograph: Simplified form of 買, buy with a bag (net 罒) of money 貝

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Similar Characters: 卖

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购买	gòu mǎi	to purchase; to buy
买卖	mǎi mài	buying and selling; business; business transactions; Classifiers: 桩	HSK 2
收买	shōu mǎi	to purchase; to bribe	HSK 4
购买力	gòu mǎi lì	purchasing power
买方	mǎi fāng	buyer (in contracts)	HSK 5

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1		duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱 mǎi 买 de 的？ How much is it?
2		tā 他 wèi 为 wǒ men 我们 mǎi 买 huí 回 le 了 chī 吃 de 的， dà 大 jiā 家 fēn tān 分摊 le 了 nà 那 bǐ 笔 qián 钱。 We stood in with him who bought us the meals.
3		wǒ 我 míng tiān 明天 qù 去 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 jǐ 几 jiàn 件 xīn 新 yī fú 衣服。 I will buy her some new clothes tomorrow.
4		wǒ 我 qī zǐ 妻子 shuō fú 说服 wǒ 我 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 yī 一 liàng 辆 xīn 新 chē 车。 My wife talked me into buying her a new car.
5		tā 他 de 的 qī zǐ 妻子 yòu shǐ 诱使 tā 他 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 le 了 yī 一 jiàn 件 pí dà yī 皮大衣。 His wife charmed him into buying her a fur coat.

1		duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱 mǎi 买 de 的？ How much is it?
2		tā 他 wèi 为 wǒ men 我们 mǎi 买 huí 回 le 了 chī 吃 de 的， dà 大 jiā 家 fēn tān 分摊 le 了 nà 那 bǐ 笔 qián 钱。 We stood in with him who bought us the meals.
3		wǒ 我 míng tiān 明天 qù 去 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 jǐ 几 jiàn 件 xīn 新 yī fú 衣服。 I will buy her some new clothes tomorrow.
4		wǒ 我 qī zǐ 妻子 shuō fú 说服 wǒ 我 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 yī 一 liàng 辆 xīn 新 chē 车。 My wife talked me into buying her a new car.
5		tā 他 de 的 qī zǐ 妻子 yòu shǐ 诱使 tā 他 gěi 给 tā 她 mǎi 买 le 了 yī 一 jiàn 件 pí dà yī 皮大衣。 His wife charmed him into buying her a fur coat.