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购买

Traditional: 購買

gòu mǎi

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gòu mǎi · kau3 maai5 (Jyutping)

  1. to purchase; to buy

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

购

Meaning
buy, purchase; hire
Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Components
⿰贝勾
Cangjie
BOPI
Four-corner
7782

买

Meaning
buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
Radical
大
Strokes
6
Components
⿱乛头
Cangjie
NYK
Four-corner
1780

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