No. 4,441 in Chinese
搶購
"Rush to buy" or "panic buying."
In a sentence
许多人为了抢购最新款手机而彻夜排队。
Many people queued overnight to rush to buy the newest model of the phone.
In this sentence, "抢购" is used to describe the act of enthusiastically and hurriedly purchasing a product in high demand.
超市的限时折扣引发了顾客的抢购热潮。
The limited-time discount at the supermarket sparked a shopping frenzy among customers.
Here, "抢购" conveys the idea of a sudden and large-scale rush to purchase items due to an attractive offer or discount.
商场内促销商品被消费者迅速抢购一空。
The promotional items in the mall were quickly sold out by the customers.
"抢购" is employed in this case to represent swift actions of consumers buying out items in promotional events.
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