买

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我去买东西。▶ —
   I am going shopping.
2. 这本书在哪儿买的?▶ —
   Where did you buy this book?

Collocations

Mnemonic

买 mǎi "to buy" — simplified from 買. Originally a net 罒 over a shell 貝 (cowrie = currency) — gathering shells in a net = purchase. Pairs with 卖 mài "to sell" (which adds 十 "ten/full" on top).

Quick check

1. What is the opposite of 买?

   • 卖 (mài, sell)
   • 买 (mǎi)
   • 换 (huàn, exchange)
   • 送 (sòng, give)