Chinese Word: 買 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

買 (Simplified: 买)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: 12; Radical: 貝

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 罒 [ wǎng ] net, network
- 貝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 貢

	買賣HSK 2	mǎi mài	buying and selling; business; business transactions; Classifiers: 桩
	買方HSK 5	mǎi fāng	buyer (in contracts)

1		wǒ 我 chū qù 出去 mǎi shuǐ 买水。 I'm going out to buy water.
2		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi cài 买菜。 I'm going to buy some vegetables.
3		wǒ 我 mǎi le 买了 hǎo duō 好多 shū 书 I bought many books.
4		wǒ yào mǎi 我要买 yī 一 dǎ jī dàn 打鸡蛋。 I want to buy a dozen eggs.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 dài kuǎn 贷款 mǎi fáng 买房。 I want to take out a loan to buy a house.

1		wǒ 我 chū qù 出去 mǎi shuǐ 买水。 I'm going out to buy water.
2		wǒ 我 yào 要 qù 去 mǎi cài 买菜。 I'm going to buy some vegetables.
3		wǒ 我 mǎi le 买了 hǎo duō 好多 shū 书 I bought many books.
4		wǒ yào mǎi 我要买 yī 一 dǎ jī dàn 打鸡蛋。 I want to buy a dozen eggs.
5		wǒ 我 yào 要 dài kuǎn 贷款 mǎi fáng 买房。 I want to take out a loan to buy a house.