Chinese Word: 購 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

購 (Simplified: 购)HSK 4

Pinyin: gòu

English Definition: to buy; to purchase

Chinese Definition:
①买：购买。购置。购销。收购。采购。
②悬赏征求：悬购。购募(悬赏募求)。
③买销。

Antonyms: 售销

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:冓 indicates the sound; 貝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 貝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 冓 [ gòu ] secret, niche, hiding-hole, cabinet

Similar Characters: 煹

1		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 dài kuǎn 贷款 gòu wù 购物。 I don't want to take out a loan to go shopping.
2		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 guàng shāng chǎng 逛商场 gòu wù 购物。 She often goes shopping at the mall.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 jiě jie 姐姐 xǐ huan 喜欢 gòu wù 购物。 My sister likes shopping.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 wǎng shàng 网上 gòu wù 购物。 I like to shop online.
5		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 qù 去 gòu wù 购物。 I don't have time to go shopping.

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1		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 dài kuǎn 贷款 gòu wù 购物。 I don't want to take out a loan to go shopping.
2		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 guàng shāng chǎng 逛商场 gòu wù 购物。 She often goes shopping at the mall.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 jiě jie 姐姐 xǐ huan 喜欢 gòu wù 购物。 My sister likes shopping.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 wǎng shàng 网上 gòu wù 购物。 I like to shop online.
5		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 qù 去 gòu wù 购物。 I don't have time to go shopping.