收买
收买收買 shōu mǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ sau1 maai5 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to purchase; to buy
- to bribe; to buy off
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
收
买
- 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
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 覆水难收覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 见好就收見好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1 (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
- 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
- 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)