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买

To purchase in Chinese: 收买 (shōu mǎi)

shōu mǎi

to purchase

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 收買1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to purchase
  2. 2to bribe

Stroke order

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收
买

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄇㄞˇ

mǎi

ㄇ/ mㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

收买

Simplified

收買

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他想用钱收买那个官员。

    tā xiǎng yòng qián shōu mǎi nà ge guān yuán。

    He wanted to bribe that official with money.

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Related words

买

mǎi

to buy

收

shōu

to receive

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

收据

shōu jù

receipt

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

收到

shōu dào

to receive

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

收看

shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

收听

shōu tīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

购买

gòu mǎi

to purchase

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