购 (gòu): To buy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 购

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 购

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

购

贝bèi · shellfish

勾gōu · hook

购=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 购

购 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 购

Purchasing Activities

Words that involve the act of buying or procuring goods/services.

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 购

HSK 3.0 · L4

gòu购

mǎi

7.

Example Sentences

Rén人

men们

kāi开

shǐ始

qiǎng抢

gòu购

kǒu

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贝bèi · shellfish

+勾gōu · hook

gòu购

wù物

shopping

HSK 6

cǎi采

gòu购

procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise

HSK 3.0 · L4

wǎng网

gòu购

to shop online; online shopping

买

to purchase; to buy

HSK 3.0 · L6

shōu收

gòu购

to purchase (from various places)

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bìng并

gòu购

Mergers and acquisitions

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dìng订

gòu购

Order

口

zhào罩

。

People started panic buying masks.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

qù去

shāng商

chǎng场

gòu购

wù物

。

I like to go shopping at the mall on weekends.

Wǒ我

zài在

wǎng网

shàng上

yóu邮

gòu购

le了

yì一

běn本

shū书

。

I ordered a book online by mail.

wǒ我

jì计

huà划

gòu购

mǎi买

yì一

tái台

xīn新

diàn电

nǎo脑

。

I plan to purchase a new computer.

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

duō多

rén人

dōu都

xǐ喜

huan欢

wǎng网

gòu购

。

Nowadays many people like online shopping.

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