No. 2,284 in Chinese
購買
"購買" means "to purchase" or "to buy."
In a sentence
我需要購買一些食品。
I need to purchase some food.
In this sentence, '購買' is used as a verb meaning 'to purchase', indicating the action of buying goods.
他的購買決定非常明智。
His purchasing decision was very wise.
Here, '購買' acts as a noun meaning 'purchase', describing the act of buying something in general.
購買這種型號的手機會更實惠。
Purchasing this model of mobile phone will be more economical.
'購買' is used as a verb suggesting the action of acquiring a specific item, emphasizing choice and its benefit.
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