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(shōu mǎi): Bribe / Buy off (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
收 • shōu • to receive • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shōu
收
to receive
买 • mǎi • buy • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
mǎi
买
buy
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 收买.
Words with
收
收到
shōu dào
to receive
收入
shōu rù
income
收听
shōu tīng
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
收拾
shōu shi
to put in order
收费
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
吸收
xī shōu
absorb; soak up; assimilate
接收
jiē shōu
reception (of transmitted signal)
收据
shōu jù
receipt; acquittance
Words with
买
购买
gòu mǎi
to purchase; to buy
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
买主
mǎi zhǔ
buyer, purchaser
买书
mǎi shū
buy books
买家
mǎi jiā
buyer
买房
mǎi fáng
to buy a house
买票
mǎi piào
buy tickets
买进
mǎi jìn
to buy in, to purchase
4.
How to Use 收买 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
不成
shōu
收
mǎi
买
bù
不
chéng
成
neutral
fail to bribe
Verb + Object
shōu
收
mǎi
买
rén
人
xīn
心
Adverb + Verb
with
试图
shì
试
tú
图
shōu
收
mǎi
买
5.
Example Sentences with 收买
tā
他
shì
试
tú
图
shōu
收
mǎi
买
hǎi
海
neutral
buy people's hearts
shōu
收
mǎi
买
guān
官
yuán
员
formal
bribe officials
formal
Written
attempt to bribe
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?
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
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.
bié
别
xiǎng
想
shōu
收
mǎi
买
wǒ
我
，
wǒ
我
duì
对
zhè
这
jiàn
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.
