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购

gòu

HSK 4 Character Traditional 購

What 购 means

1. to buy
2. to purchase

Example sentences

• 珍外出购物。
  Jane is out shopping.
• 她去购物了。
  She has gone shopping.
• 我喜欢购物。
  I like shopping.
• 她正要去购物。
  She is just going shopping.
• 你喜欢购物吗？
  Do you like shopping?
• 明天我得购物。
  Tomorrow I have to go shopping.

Words starting with 购

• 购物gòu wùshopping
• 购买gòu mǎito purchase; to buy
• 购置gòu zhìto purchase
• 购买力gòu mǎi lìpurchasing power
• 购得gòu déto purchase; to acquire
• 购物中心gòu wù zhōng xīnshopping center
• 购汇gòu huìto purchase foreign exchange
• 购物车gòu wù chēshopping cart
• 购货gòu huòpurchase of goods
• 购物节gòu wù jiéshopping festival; large-scale promotional sales event (e.g. Singles' Day 双十一
• 购物广场gòu wù guǎng chǎngshopping mall
• 购物手推车gòu wù shǒu tuī chēshopping cart
• 购物袋gòu wù dàishopping bag
• 购书券gòu shū quànbook token
• 购物券gòu wù quàncoupon
• 购物大厦gòu wù dà shàshopping mall

Words containing 购

• 采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
• 收购shōu gòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization)…
• 选购xuǎn gòuto select and purchase; to buy
• 订购dìng gòuto place an order; to subscribe
• 并购bìng gòumerger and acquisition (M and A); acquisition; to take over
• 邮购yóu gòuto purchase by mail; to mail-order
• 抢购qiǎng gòuto buy frenetically; to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
• 认购rèn gòuto undertake to purchase sth; to subscribe (to share issue)
• 求购qiú gòuto seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (sth)
• 定购dìng gòuto order goods; to place an order
• 回购huí gòubuyback; repurchase; to buy back
• 代购dài gòuto buy (on behalf of sb)
• 内购nèi gòubuying direct from your company at preferential prices; (gaming) in-app purchase
• 加购jiā gòuto buy (sth extra); to make an additional purchase
• 团购tuán gòugroup buying; collective buying; buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a…
• 导购dǎo gòushopper's guide; shop assistant; sales staff
• 乐购Lè gòuTesco, UK-based supermarket chain
• 派购pài gòufixed government purchase (esp of farm products)
• 争购zhēng gòuto compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
• 申购shēn gòuto ask to buy; to bid for purchase
• 统购tǒng gòustate purchasing monopoly; unified government purchase
• 网购wǎng gòuInternet shopping; to purchase online
• 复购fù gòuto buy again
• 限购xiàn gòuto limit the amount a customer can buy

Characters built on 勾

These share the phonetic component 勾 (gōu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 构gòuto construct; to form; to make up
• 沟gōuditch; gutter; groove
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet

Characters that look like 购

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 构gòuto construct; to form; to make up
• 均jūn(bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
• 狗gǒudog
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet
• 灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 钧jūn30 catties; great; your (honorific)

Sounds the same

Read gòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 够enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (colloquial) (before adj.) really
• 构to construct; to form; to make up
• 垢dirt; disgrace
• 勾used in 勾当
• 媾to marry; to copulate
• 诟disgrace; to revile
• 彀to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 够
• 遘meet unexpectedly
• 姤copulate; good
• 冓inner rooms of palace; ten billions
• 觏complete; meet unexpectedly; see
• 雊crowing of pheasant