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收购

shōu gòu · shou gou

Traditional 收購

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to buy; to purchase; to procure
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Selling old books

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)旧书(jiùshū)，不知道(bùzhīdào)怎么办(zěnmebàn)。

    I have many old books and don't know what to do.

  2. Liangliang

    街角(jiējiǎo)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)店(diàn)收购(shōugòu)旧书(jiùshū)。

    There's a shop on the corner that buys old books.

  3. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)怎么(zěnme)收购(shōugòu)？一本一本(yīběnyīběn)，还是(háishi)按斤(ànjīn)？

    How do they buy? Book by book, or by weight?

  4. Liangliang

    按斤(ànjīn)，一斤(yījīn)两块钱(liǎngkuàiqián)。

    By weight, two yuan per jin.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)二十斤(èrshíjīn)，能(néng)卖(mài)四十块(sìshíkuài)！

    I have twenty jin. I can sell it for forty yuan!

  6. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)书(shū)都(dōu)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)，你(nǐ)一页(yīyè)都(dōu)没(méi)看过(kànguò)吧(ba)？

    These books are all new. You haven't read a single page, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)收(shōu)购(gòu)了(le)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)。

This company acquired a small factory.

02

农(nóng)民(mín)把(bǎ)粮(liáng)食(shi)卖(mài)给(gěi)国(guó)家(jiā)收(shōu)购(gòu)站(zhàn)。

The farmers sell their grain to the state purchasing station.

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