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买mǎito buy; to purchase

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买 (mǎi) means "to buy" or "to purchase," as in 我想去商店买水果 (I want to go to the store to buy fruit), 妈妈在超市买了很多东西 (Mom bought a lot of things at the supermarket) and 这个太贵了,我不买 (This is too expensive; I won't buy it). This entry covers this one sense, shown with its examples below.

What does 买 mean?

  1. 1.

    to buy; to purchaseverb

What does the character 买 mean?

  • 买to buy; to purchase

How do you use 买?

See it in 我想去商店买水果, 妈妈在超市买了很多东西 and 这个太贵了,我不买.

What are some examples of 买 in a sentence?

  1. 我想去商店买水果。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn mǎi shuǐguǒ.

    I want to go to the store to buy fruit.

  2. 妈妈在超市买了很多东西。

    Māma zài chāoshì mǎi le hěn duō dōngxi.

    Mom bought a lot of things at the supermarket.

  3. 这个太贵了,我不买。

    Zhège tài guì le, wǒ bù mǎi.

    This is too expensive; I won't buy it.

How is 买 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你去哪儿?

    Nǐ qù nǎr?

    Where are you going?

  2. Speaker B:

    我想去商店买水果。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn mǎi shuǐguǒ.

    I want to go to the store to buy fruit.

  3. Speaker A:

    我也去,我们一起去吧。

    Wǒ yě qù, wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba.

    I'll go too. Let's go together.

  4. Speaker B:

    好啊。

    Hǎo a.

    Sure.

Can you use 买 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我想去商店___水果。 (I want to go to the store to buy fruit.)
  2. 2.What does 这个太贵了,我不买。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to buy; to purchase"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.