mǎi

HSK 1
common
verb

Meaning of

买 means to buy; to purchase; a surname. Pronounced mǎi. HSK 1.

  • to buy; to purchase
  • a surname

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

chāo
shì
mǎi
le
yīb
xiē
shuǐ
guǒ
 

I went to the supermarket and bought some fruit.

Zhè
zhāng
piào
shì
zuó
tiān
mǎi
de
 

This ticket was bought yesterday.

Nóng
mín
liáng
shi
mài
le
 
mǎi
jìn
huà
féi
 

The farmers sold their grain to buy fertilizer.

xiǎng
gěi
ma
mǎi
jiàn
shēng
 

I want to buy a birthday gift for my mom.

Yǒu
qián
mǎi
dào
jiàn
kāng
 

Money cannot buy health.