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买 (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: 卖
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 乙
Ideograph: Simplified form of 買, buy with a bag (net 罒) of money 貝
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 乛 [ ya ] kwukyel
    • 头 [ 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: 桩
收买 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe
购买力 gòu mǎi lì purchasing power
买方 mǎi fāng buyer (in contracts)
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