購 (kau3 gau3 | gou4) : purchase

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購

kau3 gau3

gou4

purchase; buy

kau3 is the colloquial sound; gau3, the literary. However, most people prefer to use kau3 in all situations.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

購 / 购

This word has been viewed 7966 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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購物中心 kau3 mat6 zung1 sam1 gou4 wu4 zhong1 xin1 = shopping centre; shopping mall

收購 sau1 kau3 shou1 gou4 = to purchase; to buy

郵購 jau4 kau3 you2 gou4 = mail order

塑膠購物袋 sou3 gaau1 kau3 mat6 doi6*2 = plastic shopping bag 粵

採購 coi2 kau3 cai3 gou4 = to purchase (esp. for a firm or an organisation)

訂購 deng6 kau3 ding4 gou4 = to order; to subscribe; subscriber

購買 kau3 maai5 gou4 mai3 = to purchase

搶購 coeng2 kau3 qiang3 gou4 = panic buying, rushing to buy

購物 kau3 mat6 gou4 wu4 = shopping

購買力 kau3 maai5 lik6 gou4 mai3 li4 = purchasing power; buying power

認購 jing6 kau3 = subscribe; subscribe for; take up

回購 wui4 kau3 = buy-back

購入 kau3 jap6 gou4 ru4 = buy, acquire

定購 ding6 kau3 ding4 gou4 = to place an order for materials

洽購 hap1 kau3 qia4 gou4 = discuss the purchase of; holding purchasing talks

超額訂購 ciu1 ngaak6 deng6 kau3 chao1 e2 ding4 gou4 = to overbook

換購 wun6 kau3 = conditionally buy (spend X, get Y at discount)

購物天堂 kau3 mat6 tin1 tong4 = a shopping mecca (lit., "shopping paradise") (common formation)

購物車 kau3 mat6 ce1 gou4 wu4 che1 = shopping trolley (common formation)

併購 bing3 kau3 bing4 gou4 = mergers and acquisitions

天生購物狂 tin1 saang1 kau3 mat6 kong4 = a shopping queen; born to be a shopaholic

購物城 kau3 mat6 sing4 gou4 wu4 cheng2 = shopping town

預購 jyu6 kau3 yu4 gou4 = purchase in advance, pre-order

選購 syun2 kau3 xuan3 gou4 = pick out and buy; choose

團購 tyun4 kau3 tuan2 gou4 = group purchase; Groupon - group discount website; group buying for discount

代購 doi6 kau3 dai4 gou4 = to buy on behalf of somebody else

內部認購 noi6 bou6 jing6 kau3 nei4 bu4 ren4 gou4 = internal subscription

數字訂購線路 sou3 zi6 ding6 kau3 sin3 lou6 shu4 zi4 ding4 gou4 xian4 lu4 = digital subscriber line (DSL)

超額認購 ciu1 ngaak6 jing6 kau3 chao1 e2 ren4 gou4 = (a share issue is) oversubscribed

欲購從速 juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1 yu4 gou4 cong2 su4 = if you wish to purchase, be quick!

欲購從速，以免向隅 juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1, ji5 min5 hoeng3 jyu4 yu4 gou4 cong2 su4, yi3*2 mian3 xiang4 yu2 = if you wish to purchase, be quick to avoid being sorry (regretting it)

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買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

要唔要加$5換購朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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