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买

mǎi · mai

Traditional 買

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Meaning

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  1. to buy
  2. to purchase
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)买(mǎi)这么(zhème)多(duō)小(xiǎo)风扇(fēngshàn)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Dengdeng, why did you buy so many small fans?

  2. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)三(sān)个(gè)送(sòng)一(yī)个(gè)，很(hěn)便宜(piányi)！

    Buy three, get one free. Very cheap!

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)冬天(dōngtiān)。

    But it's winter now.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)这么(zhème)便宜(piányi)。

    I know. That's why it's so cheap.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)打算(dǎsuàn)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)用(yòng)？

    Then when do you plan to use them?

  6. Dengdeng

    明年(míngnián)夏天(xiàtiān)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不用(bùyòng)买(mǎi)了(le)！

    Next summer I won't need to buy any!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)买(mǎi)了(le)张(zhāng)舒(shū)适(shì)的(de)扶(fú)手(shǒu)椅(yǐ)。

We bought a comfortable new armchair.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)下(xià)班(bān)后(hòu)去(qù)超(chāo)市(shì)买(mǎi)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)和(hé)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)。

After work she goes to the supermarket to buy fruit and milk.

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