- 购买 gòumǎi to purchaseto purchase; to buy
- 买卖 mǎimài shopa commercial enterprise or store
- 买到 mǎidào to buyto succeed in buying; to have bought something successfully
- 买入 mǎirù to buyto buy or purchase, especially used in financial and trading contexts
- 买家 mǎijiā buyerbuyer; purchaser
- 买来 mǎilái to buyTo buy something and bring it in; to purchase and acquire
- 收买 shōumǎi to bribeto buy someone over or win them over with money or favors for personal gain; to bribe
- 买回 mǎihuí to buy backto buy back; to repurchase; to redeem
- 买单 mǎidān to pay the billto pay a bill after eating at a restaurant; more generally to pay for any expense
- 买票 mǎipiào to buy ticketsTo purchase tickets for travel, entertainment, or admission
- 买不起 mǎibuqǐ cannot affordTo be unable to afford to buy something.
- 买不到 mǎibudào to be unable to buyCannot be bought because it is sold out or otherwise unavailable.
- 买进 mǎijìn to buy into buy goods or stocks; to purchase; to buy up
- 购买力 gòumǎilì purchasing powerpurchasing power; the ability of an individual or social group to buy goods and pay for living expenses, or the value of a unit of currency in terms of the goods or services it can buy at a given time
- 买好 mǎihǎo to curry favorto intentionally use words or actions to ingratiate oneself with others; to play up to someone
- 牙买加 yámǎijiā JamaicaAn island nation located in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba; capital is [[京斯敦|京斯敦|jing1 si1 dun1]]
- 买方 mǎifāng buyerthe party that buys or agrees to buy in a commercial transaction; often used in the context of trade or legal contracts
- 孟买 mèngmǎi MumbaiMumbai, the largest city in India; formerly known in English as Bombay
- 买主 mǎizhǔ buyera person who buys goods; customer
- 购买者 gòumǎizhě purchaserpurchaser; buyer; customer
- 买得起 mǎideqǐ to affordto be able to afford; to be able to buy
- 买通 mǎitōng to bribeto bribe or buy someone over with money or favors in order to gain an advantage or remove obstacles
- 买方市场 mǎifāngshìchǎng buyer's marketA market situation where the supply of goods exceeds demand, giving the buyer the advantage over the seller.
- 买房 mǎifáng to buy a houseTo buy a house or an apartment
- 做买卖 zuòmǎimài to do businessTo buy and sell goods; to be engaged in trade or commerce; to carry on business
- 买账 mǎizhàng to acknowledgeTo acknowledge someone's authority or status, or to accept a situation or explanation; often used in the negative to mean not being impressed by or not falling for something
- 买办 mǎibàn compradorA middleman or agent for foreign capitalists in colonial or semi-colonial countries; an agent hired by foreign banks or firms to manage local business transactions.
- 招兵买马 zhāobīngmǎimǎ to raise an armyTo recruit soldiers and buy horses; to build up or expand military forces
- 不买账 bùmǎizhàng to not buy itto refuse to accept what someone says; to not show respect for or acknowledge someone's power, ability, or status
- 买价 mǎijià buying pricethe price paid to purchase goods or items
- 强买强卖 qiǎngmǎiqiǎngmài to force a tradeto buy or sell goods under coercion; to force someone to trade against their will
- 小买卖 xiǎomǎimài petty tradeSmall-scale business or petty selling that requires little capital
- 赎买 shúmǎi to redeemTo buy back a person or item, such as a servant, a slave, or something used as collateral
- 采买 cǎimǎi to purchaseto choose and buy; to do shopping for an organization or household
- 千金难买 qiānjīnnánmǎi priceless(idiom) cannot be bought for any amount of money; extremely precious; literally 'impossible to buy for a thousand pieces of gold'
- 竞买 jìngmǎi to bidTo compete in price for the purchase of goods, typically at an auction.
- 一锤子买卖 yīchuízimǎimài one-shot deala short-sighted, one-off business transaction that ignores long-term consequences; an all-out attempt where success or failure rests on a single action
- 买空卖空 mǎikōngmàikōng to speculateTo engage in market speculation, specifically buying or selling stocks, currencies, or futures based on predicted price changes without necessarily owning the physical goods or cash upfront.
- 炒买炒卖 chǎomǎichǎomài to speculateto buy and sell quickly for profit; to speculate in stocks or foreign exchange markets or foreign exchange
- 买卖人 mǎimàirén businessmantrader or merchant; someone who makes a living through buying and selling
- 买卖公平 mǎimàigōngpíng fair tradeTo buy and sell at fair or reasonable prices
- 买椟还珠 mǎidúhuánzhū to lack judgmentTo buy the casket and return the pearl; used to describe showing poor judgment by focusing on the superficial while ignoring the valuable part, or choosing the wrong thing entirely
- 贿买 huìmǎi to bribeto bribe or buy someone over; to suborn
- 买断 mǎiduàn to buy outto purchase all rights or ownership of a commodity or intellectual property so that the seller retains no further economic interest
- 寸金难买寸光阴 cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn time is more precious than gold(proverb) an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time; money cannot buy back wasted time
- 买客 mǎikè buyerA person who buys goods; a customer or shopper.
- 倒买倒卖 dǎomǎidǎomài to resell at a profitto buy goods at a low price and resell them for profit, often in the context of speculation or illegal profiteering
- 置买 zhìmǎi to buyto purchase or buy, usually referring to property, real estate, or large items
- 买办资本 mǎibànzīběn comprador capitalCapital owned by the comprador bourgeoisie; specifically capital that serves foreign interests in a developing or semi-colonial country.
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