买好 買好 mǎi hǎo ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄠˇ maai5 hou2

  • to ingratiate oneself

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 买 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 把 ( bǎ baa2 ) 一打 ( yī dá jat1 daa1 ) 鸡蛋 雞蛋 ( jī dàn gai1 daan2 ) 买好 買好 ( mǎi hǎo maai5 hou2 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    I finished buying a dozen eggs.

  • 既然 ( jì rán gei3 jin4 ) 房间 房間 ( fáng jiān fong4 gaan1 ) 里 裡 ( lǐ leoi5 ) 新 ( xīn san1 ) 家具 ( jiā jù gaa1 geoi6 ) 都 ( dōu dou1 ) 买好 買好 ( mǎi hǎo maai5 hou2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ), 这 這 ( zhè ze2 ) 点破 點破 ( diǎn pò dim2 po3 ) 家具 ( jiā jù gaa1 geoi6 ) 都 ( dōu dou1 ) 可以 ( kě yǐ ho2 ji5 ) 丢掉 丟掉 ( diū diào diu1 diu6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )!

    Now that we've bought new furniture for the room, why not throw away this old, worn-out furniture?

  • 为什么 為什麼 ( wèi shén me wai6 sam6 mo1 ) 电脑 電腦 ( diàn nǎo din6 nou5 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 跑 ( páo paau2 ) 程序 ( chéng xù cing4 zeoi6 ), 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 崩溃 崩潰 ( bēng kuì bang1 kui2 )? 还 還 ( hái waan4 ) 不是 ( bù shì bat1 si6 ) 因为 因為 ( yīn wèi jan1 wai6 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 没 沒 ( méi mut6 ) 钱 錢 ( qián cin2 ) 买好 買好 ( mǎi hǎo maai5 hou2 ) 电脑 電腦 ( diàn nǎo din6 nou5 )。

    Why does the computer crash every time I run a program? Simply because I can't afford a good computer.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.