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Meaning of 购

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(Trad.: 購)
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:
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (money) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
    • [ gōu ] to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
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Example Words
购买 gòu mǎi to purchase; to buy
收购 shōu gòu to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company)
采购 cǎi gòu to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
购物 gòu shopping
购置 gòu zhì to purchase
More: 购* | *购 | *购*
Example Sentences
1
When a large company gets bought out you wonder about your job.
2
西
If you can' t afford to shop, the best approximation seems to be the memory of having done so and, failing that, even the pretense will do.
3
Yet we still have complete transparency with unions at the companies we buy.
4
The post office reported a run on the new stamps.
5
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