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Traditional:
Pinyin mǎi IPA [maɪ˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄇㄞˇ
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 8 freq #240

Meaning

To buy, to purchase: 买东西 means "to shop / buy things". Take care to distinguish it from its near-twin 卖 (mài, to sell).

Examples

我买了。 wǒ mǎi le I'm buying.
他不能买车。 tā bù néng mǎi chē He can't buy a car.
我买不起那个。 wǒ mǎi bù qǐ nà ge I can't afford that.

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