No. 4,992 in Chinese
采买
"采买" means "to purchase" or "to procure."
In a sentence
为了准备节日聚会，她去市场采买食材。
To prepare for the holiday gathering, she went to the market to purchase ingredients.
In this context, '采买' is used to mean 'purchase or procure' and emphasizes the action of selecting and buying items needed for a specific purpose, such as ingredients for a gathering.
公司派了一个小组去外国采买先进设备。
The company sent a team abroad to purchase advanced equipment.
Here, '采买' refers to 'procurement for business purposes,' typically involving a more formal or organizational context, like acquiring technology or equipment.
他负责采买活动所需的所有物品。
He is in charge of purchasing all items needed for the event.
In this sentence, '采买' denotes the responsibility of procurement, indicating someone tasked with acquiring the necessary items for an event or task.
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