收买 meaning in English

shōumǎi

to purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 收買12 strokes

Meaning of 收买

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shōumǎi
  1. to purchase; to buy
  2. to bribe; to buy off

Stroke order for each character

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收 shōu · to receive · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

买 mǎi · to buy · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 收买.

收到shōudàoto receive
收入shōurùto take in; income
收音机shōuyīnjīradio
收看shōukànto watch (a TV program)
收费shōufèito charge a fee
收听shōutīngto listen to (a radio broadcast)
收回shōuhuíto regain; to retake
购买gòumǎito purchase; to buy
收获shōuhuòto harvest; to reap
吸收xīshōuto absorb; to assimilate
收益shōuyìearnings; profit
收拾shōushito put in order; to tidy up

Questions about 收买

What does 收买 mean?

收买 (shōumǎi) means "to purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 收买?

收买 is made of 2 characters: 收 (6 strokes), 买 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 收买 an HSK word?

Yes. 收买 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 收买 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 收买 is written 收買.