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收买 (shōu mǎi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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收买 (shōu mǎi): Bribe / Buy off (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Verb + Complementwith不成

shōu收

mǎi买

bù不

chéng成

neutral

fail to bribe

Verb + Object

shōu收

mǎi买

rén人

xīn心

neutral

buy people's hearts

Adverb + Verbwith试图

shì试

tú图

shōu收

mǎi买

Example Sentences with 收买

tā他

shōu收

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

píng苹

shōu收

mǎi买

guān官

yuán员

formal

bribe officials

formal

Written

attempt to bribe

guǒ果

。

He bought an apple.

tā他

shì试

tú图

shōu收

mǎi买

hǎi海

guān关

guān官

yuán员

，

yǐ以

biàn便

zǒu走

sī私

huò货

wù物

。

He attempted to bribe the customs officials to smuggle goods.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

yǐ以

wéi为

yòng用

qián钱

jiù就

néng能

shōu收

mǎi买

suǒ所

yǒu有

rén人

de的

liáng良

xīn心

ma吗

？

Do you really think you can buy off everyone's conscience with money?

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gōng公

sī司

xiǎng想

shōu收

mǎi买

nà那

ge个

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

。

The company wants to buy out that competitor.

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

jù拒

jué绝

shōu收

mǎi买

，

jiān坚

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

shōu收

mǎi买

le了

guān关

jiàn键

tā他

shì试

tú图

shōu收

mǎi买

zhèng证

rén人

，

yǐ以

bié别

xiǎng想

shōu收

mǎi买

wǒ我

，

wǒ我

duì对

zhè这

jiàn

chí

持

wéi维

hù护

le了

zhí职

yè业

cāo操

shǒu守

。

He firmly refused to be bribed and upheld his professional integrity.

de的

jì技

shù术

tuán团

duì队

，

yǐ以

jiā加

sù速

chǎn产

pǐn品

yán研

fā发

。

This company bought off the key technical team to accelerate product development.

yǎn

掩

gài盖

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zuì罪

xíng行

。

He tried to bribe the witness to cover up his crime.

件

shì事

de的

kàn看

fǎ法

bú不

huì会

gǎi改

biàn变

。

Don't try to bribe me; my opinion on this matter won't change.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 收买.

Words with 收

收入shōu rùHSK 4
收拾shōu shiHSK 4
丰收fēng shōu
吸收xī shōu
回收huí shōu
增收zēng shōu
征收zhēng shōu
招收zhāo shōu

Words with 买

买卖mǎi mài
购买gòu mǎi
买不起mǎi bu qǐ