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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- mai3
- English meanings
- pick up, invest, hire, buy, purchase, put_down, trade, get
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 乛; bottom 头.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
go
bury
pulse; vein
to take a step
haze; smog
wheat
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
I'm going to buy fruit.
- 02
She bought a new dress.
- 03
Where did you buy this book?
- 04
Don't buy things randomly.
- 05
He wants to buy a car.
- 06
You have to queue to buy tickets.
Related words
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- 买不起
- 买卖
- 收买
- 购买