to buy; to purchase
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HSK Vocabulary: 购
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 购 is used in context
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
gòu购
wù物
。
I like shopping.
5
zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
hé和
péng朋
yǒu友
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
gòu购
wù物
。
I often go shopping with friends on weekends.
6
wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
shēng生
rì日
pài派
duì对
，
tā她
zuó昨
tiān天
huā花
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
de的
shí时
jiān间
gòu购
wù物
。
To prepare for the birthday party, she spent the whole afternoon shopping yesterday.
7
wǒ我
qù去
chāo超
shì市
cǎi采
gòu购
shí食
wù物
。
I go to the supermarket to purchase food.
8
gōng公
sī司
xū需
yào要
cǎi采
gòu购
yī一
pī批
bàn办
gōng公
yòng用
pǐn品
。
The company needs to purchase a batch of office supplies.
9
wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
，
wǒ我
men们
tí提
qián前
cǎi采
gòu购
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
bì必
yào要
de的
wù物
zī资
。
To prepare for this event, we purchased all necessary supplies in advance.
10
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
bìng并
gòu购
le了
lìng另
yī一
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
。
This company acquired another company.
Information
Traditional購
Radical贝
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1037
Zhuyinㄍㄡˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D2D
CangjieBOPR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality