shú​mǎi

to redeem

  • created sense approved 赎买/贖買 · shú​mǎi · to redeem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赎买 / 贖買

    shú​mǎi

    to redeem

    To buy back a person or item, such as a servant, a slave, or something used as collateral

    赎 (literal) → 赎/贖 · shú · to redeem 买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 赎买/贖買 · shú​mǎi · to buy out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赎买 / 贖買

    shú​mǎi

    to buy out

    Refers to the state policy of compensating private owners to gradually transition their businesses or means of production into state ownership

    赎 (literal) → 赎/贖 · shú · to buy 买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense