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买东西

mǎi dōng xi

3-character word Traditional 買東西

What 买东西 means

1. to do one's shopping

The characters in 买东西

• 买mǎito buy; to purchase
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 西xīwest

Example sentences

• 她去买东西。
  She's going out to buy some things.
• 别赊账买东西。
  Bié shēzhàng mǎidōngxi.
  Don't buy things on credit.
• 我必须去买东西。
  I have to go shopping.
• 不用给我买东西。
  You don't have to buy me anything.
• 我每早上去买东西。
  I go shopping every morning.
• 他出门去买东西了。
  He went out to buy something.