买东西 買東西
买东西 買東西 mǎi dōng xi ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ maai5 dung1 sai1
- to do one's shopping
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买 買
- 收买 收買 shōu mǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ sau1 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买主 買主 mǎi zhǔ ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄨˇ maai5 zyu2 customer
- 买单 買單 mǎi dān ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄢ maai5 daan1 to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
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- 购买 購買 gòu mǎi ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄞˇ kau3 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ maai5 bat1 hei2 cannot afford
- 孟买 孟買 Mèng mǎi ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ maang6 maai5 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi ㄘㄞˇ ㄇㄞˇ coi2 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 置买 置買 zhì mǎi ㄓˋ ㄇㄞˇ zi3 maai5 to purchase
- 买下 買下 mǎi xià ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ maai5 haa6 to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
- 买价 買價 mǎi jià ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ maai5 gaa3 buying price
- 买凶 買兇 mǎi xiōng ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄥ to hire a hitman
- 买入 買入 mǎi rù ㄇㄞˇ ㄖㄨˋ maai5 jap6 to buy (finance)
- 买回 買回 mǎi huí ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ maai5 wui4 to buy back
- 买好 買好 mǎi hǎo ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄠˇ maai5 hou2 to ingratiate oneself
- 买官 買官 mǎi guān ㄇㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ maai5 gun1 to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
- 买家 買家 mǎi jiā ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ maai5 gaa1 buyer; purchaser
- 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ maai5 zoeng3 to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative)
- 买房 買房 mǎi fáng ㄇㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ maai5 fong4 to buy a house
东 東
- 房东 房東 fáng dōng ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ fong4 dung1 landlord
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 东方 東方 dōng fāng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ dung1 fong1 east
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
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- 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east
- 东部 東部 dōng bù ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ dung1 bou6 the east
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
- 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ dung1 dou6 zyu2 host
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 中东 中東 Zhōng dōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ zung1 dung1 Middle East
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 亚东 亞東 Yà dōng ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥ aa3 dung1 see 亚东县
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 以东 以東 yǐ dōng ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ji5 dung1 to the east of (suffix)
- 作东 作東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zok3 dung1 to host (a dinner)
- 做东 做東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zou6 dung1 to act as host
- 克东 克東 Kè dōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥ hak1 dung1 see 克东县
西
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 西方 Xī fāng ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ sai1 fong1 the West
- 西服 xī fú ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊ sai1 fuk6 suit
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- 西洋 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sai1 joeng4 the West (Europe and North America)
- 西瓜 xī guā ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ sai1 gwaa1 watermelon
- 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ sai1 zong1 suit
- 西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ sai1 bin1 west
- 西部 xī bù ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ sai1 bou6 western part
- 西医 西醫 xī yī ㄒㄧ ㄧ sai1 ji1 Western medicine
- 西餐 xī cān ㄒㄧ ㄘㄢ sai1 caan1 Western-style food
- 西红柿 西紅柿 xī hóng shì ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ sai1 hung4 ci2 tomato
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 西班牙语 西班牙語 Xī bān yá yǔ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 Spanish language
- 中西 Zhōng Xī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ zung1 sai1 China and the West
- 以西 yǐ xī ㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ji5 sai1 to the west of (suffix)
- 偏西 piān xī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ pin1 sai1 inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
- 杰西 傑西 Jié xī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧ git6 sai1 Jesse (name)
Idioms with these characters
- 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ bok3 si6 maai5 lou4 (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
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- 千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
- 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5 lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˇ zeng6 jan4 maai5 lei5 lit. the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄜˇ dung1 laai1 sai1 ce2 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ dung1 ping3 sai1 cau3 (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 东施效颦 東施效顰 Dōng Shī xiào pín ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- 东讨西征 東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ dung1 tou2 sai1 zing1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 东兔西乌 東兔西烏 dōng tù xī wū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨ dung1 tou3 sai1 wu1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
- 东掩西遮 東掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄜ dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 去 买东西 買東西 。
She's going out to buy some things.
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别 別 赊账 賒賬 买东西 買東西 。
Don't buy things on credit.
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我 必须 必須 去 买东西 買東西 。
I have to go shopping.
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不用 给 給 我 买东西 買東西 。
You don't have to buy me anything.
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他 出门 出門 去 买东西 買東西 了 。
He went out to buy something.
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