买 Traditional: 買
Pinyin IPA [maɪ˨˩˦] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 8 freq #240
Meaning
- verb 动词
- to buy
- to purchase
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).
- to buy
- to purchase
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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