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mǎi
Main
English Definitionto buy; to purchase
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Pinyinmǎi
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(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)maai5
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
买卖mǎimàibuying and selling; business; business transactions
买单mǎidānto pay the restaurant bill
买主mǎizhǔcustomer
买到mǎidàobought
买入mǎirùto buy (finance)
Words With Same Tail Word    
购买gòumǎito purchase; to buy
收买shōumǎito purchase; to bribe
孟买mèngmǎiMumbai (formerly Bombay)
采买cǎimǎito purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer
千金难买qiānjīn nán mǎican't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
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