买 (mǎi): Buy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 买

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 买

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

买

网net

贝shell

买=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 买

Download and print worksheets to practice writing 买

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5.

How to Use 买

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 买 works in context.

Buying objects

买 + object

Use 买 before the thing someone buys.

mǎi买

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 买

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 3.0 · L4

gòu购

mǎi

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 买 is used in context

tā他

mǎi买

le了

yí一

jiàn件

xīn新

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网net

+贝shell

A net (网) over money (贝) suggests catching goods with shells or currency - to buy.

dōng东

xi西

buy things

mǎi买

shū书

buy books

mǎi买

piào票

buy tickets

买

to purchase; to buy

HSK 3.0 · L5

mǎi买

mài卖

buying and selling

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shōu收

mǎi买

Bribe / Buy off

yī衣

fu服

。

He bought a new piece of clothing.

tā他

cóng从

shì事

xiǎo小

shāng商

pǐn品

mǎi买

mài卖

。

He is engaged in small commodity trading.

wǒ我

qù去

shāng商

diàn店

mǎi买

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

I go to the store to buy fruit.

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

gòu购

mǎi买

yì一

tái台

xīn新

diàn电

nǎo脑

。

I plan to purchase a new computer.

zhè这

dùn顿

fàn饭

wǒ我

lái来

mǎi买

dān单

ba吧

。

Let me pay the bill for this meal.

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买 (mǎi): Buy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 买

Stroke Order Diagrams 买

Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 买

How to Use 买

Buying objects

HSK Vocabulary: 买

Example Sentences

HSK Level 1

Same Sound

Same Radical

Commonly Confused

Related Characters

HSK Level 1

Same Sound

Same Radical