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mǎi
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to buy
  2. 2. to purchase

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 338786)

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Words Containing 买

买家
mǎi jiā

buyer; purchaser

做买卖
zuò mǎi mài

to buy and sell

零买
líng mǎi

to buy detail

买好
mǎi hǎo

to ingratiate oneself

投机买卖
tóu jī mǎi mài

buying and selling on speculation

买房
mǎi fáng

to buy a house

寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.

买价
mǎi jià

buying price

买通
mǎi tōng

to bribe

买空卖空
mǎi kōng mài kōng

to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator

买下
mǎi xià

to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)

采买
cǎi mǎi

to do one's shopping

贿买
huì mǎi

to bribe

买官
mǎi guān

to buy a title

证券柜台买卖中心
zhèng quàn guì tái mǎi mài zhōng xīn

GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)

买路钱
mǎi lù qián

money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage; illegal toll

买路财
mǎi lù cái

see 買路錢|买路钱[mǎi lù qián]

公买公卖
gōng mǎi gōng mài

buying and selling at fair prices

买面子
mǎi miàn zi

to allow sb to save face

照买不误
zhào mǎi bù wù

to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc)

买单
mǎi dān

to pay the restaurant bill

购买者
gòu mǎi zhě

purchaser

买进
mǎi jìn

to purchase

买方
mǎi fāng

buyer (in contracts)

一锤子买卖
yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal

买关节
mǎi guān jié

to offer a bribe

买方市场
mǎi fāng shì chǎng

buyer's market

买回
mǎi huí

to buy back

牙买加胡椒
yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo

Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)

买帐
mǎi zhàng

to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative)

置买
zhì mǎi

to purchase

强买强卖
qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài

to force sb to buy or sell

买票
mǎi piào

to buy tickets

买了佛冷
mǎi le fó lěng

(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics \I love Poland\ that became a catchphrase in 2018

购买
gòu mǎi

to purchase; to buy

买一送一
mǎi yī sòng yī

buy one, get one free

孟买
mèng mǎi

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

牙买加
yá mǎi jiā

Jamaica

买不起
mǎi bu qǐ

cannot afford

买东西
mǎi dōng xi

to do one's shopping

博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lǘ

lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point

买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside

买断
mǎi duàn

to buy out

购买力
gòu mǎi lì

purchasing power

批量购买
pī liàng gòu mǎi

to buy in bulk

买卖
mǎi mài

buying and selling

买笑追欢
mǎi xiào zhuī huān

lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness

买春
mǎi chūn

to visit a prostitute

百思买
bǎi sī mǎi

Best Buy (retailer)

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

买入
mǎi rù

to buy (finance)

金钱不能买来幸福
jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú

money can't buy happiness

邀买人心
yāo mǎi rén xīn

to buy popular support

买主
mǎi zhǔ

customer

代拿买特
dài ná mǎi tè

dynamite (loanword)

买办
mǎi bàn

comprador

招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ

fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

买官卖官
mǎi guān mài guān

buying and selling of official positions

买空
mǎi kōng

to buy on margin (finance)

收买
shōu mǎi

to purchase

倒买倒卖
dǎo mǎi dǎo mài

to buy and sell at a profit