Meaning
to buy; to purchase
Chinese: 购买。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gou” becomes a different word in each tone. 购 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 购物gòu wùshopping
- 购买gòu mǎito purchase; to buy
- 收购shōu gòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover
- 采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
- 订购dìng gòuto place an order; to subscribe
Example Sentence
妈妈去商场购买了一些日用品。Mā ma qù shāng chǎng gòu mǎi le yì xiē rì yòng pǐn.Mom went to the mall to buy some daily necessities.
妈妈Mā mamama去qùto go商场shāng chǎngshopping mall购买gòu mǎito purchase了le(completed action)一yìone些xiēsome日用品rì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use。