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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

买 [mǎi]
  1. 1. verb [购买] buy
    她爱买贵的衣服。
    She liked to buy expensive clothes.
    不是每个人都买得起房。
    Not everyone can afford to buy a flat.
    我去市场买东西。
    I'm going shopping in the market.
  2. 2. verb [换取] win … over
    收买民心
    win people over
    买通
    buy off

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

买 [mǎi]
  1. 1. verb buy; purchase; get;pay for
    我家买了台彩电。
    We've bought a colour TV set.
    买东西
    buy things; go shopping
    太贵了，买不起。
    It's too expensive. I can't afford it.
    三块钱买两个。
    Three yuan will buy two pieces.
    这是人家送的，不是买的。
    It is a present, not a purchase.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

买 [mǎi]
  1. 1. 动 用货币换取实物；购进
    买房子
    买主。
  2. 2. 动 用金钱或其他手段拉拢
    收买人心
    买通。
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这种电话卡买一送一，你买一张吧。
You can get another card for free if you buy one, why not buy one?
白酒是买散装的，还是买瓶装的？
这是八折买的。
This was bought at 20 per cent discount.
买一百克茶叶
buy 100 grams of tea
买火车票的人排成长龙。
People stood in a long queue to buy train tickets.
她把小孩儿倒锁在屋里，出门去买东西。
She locked her baby in the room and went shopping.
谁买的？
Who bought it?
买这部电影机费了我们不少钱。
This projector cost us a lot of money.
买东西费时间。
Shopping takes time.
还是买质量好的东西划得来。
It always pays to buy good quality products (or goods).
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Character Decomposition

乛
[wān]		 + 头
[tóu]

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