買 mǎi

buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn ， cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom); fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一錘子買賣 yī chuí zi mǎi mài a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
代拿買特 dài ná mǎi tè dynamite (loanword)
倒買倒賣 dǎo mǎi dǎo mài to buy and sell at a profit; to speculate
做買賣 zuò mǎi mài to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal
公買公賣 gōng mǎi gōng mài buying and selling at fair prices
千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
博士買驢 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
孟買 mèng mǎi Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
寸金難買寸光陰 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.
強買強賣 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
批量購買 pī liàng gòu mǎi to buy in bulk; bulk buying
投機買賣 tóu jī mǎi mài buying and selling on speculation
招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
採買 cǎi mǎi to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer
收買 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe
牙買加 yá mǎi jiā Jamaica
牙買加胡椒 yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo Jamaican pepper; all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer)
置買 zhì mǎi to purchase; to buy (usu. real estate)
要買人心 yāo mǎi rén xīn variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1]
證券櫃檯買賣中心 zhèng quàn guì tái mǎi mài zhōng xīn GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)
買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī buy one, get one free; two for the price of one
買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford; can't afford buying
買主 mǎi zhǔ customer
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