unified state purchase; planned procurement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to implement unified state purchase (of key commodities); state monopoly procurement
technicalA term from China's planned economy era referring to government policy mandating the purchase of key agricultural and industrial products (grain, cotton, edible oil, etc.) at state-fixed prices. Commonly appears in the compound 统购统销 (unified purchase and sale).
Zài在
jì计
huà划
jīng经
jì济
shí时
dài代
，
liáng粮
shí食
shí实
xíng行
tǒng统
gòu购
tǒng统
xiāo销
zhèng政
cè策
。
During the planned economy era, grain was subject to unified state purchase and sale policies.
Mián棉
huā花
shì是
dāng当
shí时
zhòng重
yào要
de的
tǒng统
gòu购
wù物
zī资
。
Cotton was an important commodity subject to unified state purchase at that time.
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Guó国
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
tǒng统
gòu购
zhèng政
cè策
bǎo保
zhèng证
le了
chéng城
shì市
liáng粮
shí食
gōng供
yìng应
。
The state ensured urban food supplies through the unified purchase policy.
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
yǐ以
lái来
，
tǒng统
gòu购
tǒng统
xiāo销
zhì制
dù度
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
。
Since the reform and opening up, the unified purchase and sale system has gradually been abolished.