买得起 mǎideqǐ to afford Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 买 買 mǎi verb to buy to buy; to purchase; to acquire with money; also used for hiring or renting得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"起 qǐ particle [capability] used after a verb and 得 de or 不 bù to show whether one can afford, endure, or reach a certain standard