买 mǎi

buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

HSK 1 #758

DEFINITIONS

  • buy, purchase
  • bribe, persuade
  • to buy
  • to purchase

STROKES

WORDS

做买卖 zuò mǎi mài to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal
公买公卖 gōng mǎi gōng mài buying and selling at fair prices
千金难买 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
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; idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
寸金难买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.
批量购买 pī liàng gòu mǎi to buy in bulk; bulk buying
投机买卖 tóu jī mǎi mài buying and selling on speculation
牙买加胡椒 yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo Jamaican pepper; all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
百思买 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer)
置买 zhì mǎi to purchase; to buy (usu. real estate)
要买人心 yāo mǎi rén xīn variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1]
证券柜台买卖中心 zhèng quàn guì tái mǎi mài zhōng xīn GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
买一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī buy one, get one free; two for the price of one
买单 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill
买回 mǎi huí to buy back; to redeem; repurchase
买好 mǎi hǎo to ingratiate oneself
买官 mǎi guān to buy a title; to use wealth to acquire office
买官卖官 mǎi guān mài guān buying and selling of official positions
买帐 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to accept (a version of events); to buy it
买方市场 mǎi fāng shì chǎng buyer's market
买春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute; (literary) to buy wine or drinks
买东西 mǎi dōng xi to do one's shopping
买椟还珠 mǎi dú huán zhū to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside; to show poor judgment (idiom)
买票 mǎi piào to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election)
买空 mǎi kōng to buy on margin (finance)
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