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购买

gòu mǎi

purchase

Usage note

购买用于日常生活中买物品或服务。例如，你可以在超市购买食物。

gòu mǎi yòng yú rì cháng shēn qū zhōng mǎi wù pǐn huò fú wù 。例 如 ， nǐ kě yǐ zài shāo sī gòu mǎi shí wù 。

购买 is used in daily life to buy items or services. For example, you can purchase food at a supermarket.

Context note

购买常见于购物、预订机票或购买书籍等场景。

gòu mǎi cháng jiàn yú gòu wù 、 dìng yuē jī piào huò gòu mǎi shū jí děng jǐng sè 。

Purchase is commonly found in shopping, booking flights, or buying books.

5 examples

妈妈去超市购买蔬菜。
mā ma qù chāo shì gòu mǎi shū cài。
Mom goes to the supermarket to buy vegetables.
我计划购买一本新字典。
wǒ jì huà gòu mǎi yì běn xīn zì diǎn。
I plan to purchase a new dictionary.
他每天早上购买报纸。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng gòu mǎi bào zhǐ。
He buys newspapers every morning.
我们决定购买一套新家具。
wǒ men jué dìng gòu mǎi yí tào xīn jiā jù。
We decided to buy a set of new furniture.
她在网上购买了生日礼物。
tā zài wǎng shàng gòu mǎi le shēng rì lǐ wù。
She bought birthday gifts online.

5 mini stories

小明的妈妈带他去超市，他们一起购买了一些水果和蔬菜。
xiǎo míng de mā ma dài tā qù chāo shì， tā men yì qǐ gòu mǎi le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ hé shū cài。
Xiaoming's mom took him to the supermarket, and they bought some fruits and vegetables together.
爸爸在网上预订了机票，准备购买一些旅行用品。
bà ba zài wǎng shàng yù dìng le jī piào， zhǔn bèi gòu mǎi yì xiē lǚ xíng yòng pǐn。
Dad booked a flight online and planned to buy some travel supplies.
姐姐去书店购买了一本新书，还买了一些文具。
jiě jie qù shū diàn gòu mǎi le yì běn xīn shū， hái mǎi le yì xiē wén jù。
Sister went to the bookstore to buy a new book, and she also bought some stationery.
爷爷在家具店购买了新的沙发和餐桌。
yé ye zài jiā jù diàn gòu mǎi le xīn de shā fā hé cān zhuō。
Grandpa bought a new sofa and dining table at the furniture store.
妈妈在网上购买了一件新衣服，准备送给奶奶。
mā ma zài wǎng shàng gòu mǎi le yí jiàn xīn yī fu， zhǔn bèi sòng gěi nǎi nai。
Mom bought a new piece of clothing online to give to grandma.

Mini dialogue

购买文具

A
我们去哪里购买铅笔和本子？
Wǒmen qù nǎlǐ gòumǎi qiānbǐ hé běnzi?
Where do we go to purchase pencils and notebooks?
B
学校旁边的商店就可以购买。
Xuéxiào pángbiān de shāngdiàn jiù kěyǐ gòumǎi.
The shop next to the school can purchase them.

网上购买

A
这本书书店没有卖。
Zhè běn shū shūdiàn méiyǒu mài.
This book isn't sold in the bookstore.
B
没关系，我们可以在网上购买。
Méiguānxì, wǒmen kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng gòumǎi.
It's okay, we can purchase it online.

Related words and contrasts

similar
买
mǎi
buy

more common in spoken Chinese

opposite
卖
mài
sell

opposite action

related
付款
fù kuǎn
pay

action during purchase

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