Rank 742ElementaryHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

买 - mǎi

buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

How to read 买

Click 买 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmǎi
Englishbuy, purchase; bribe, persuade
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

买下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 买主. Please read 买价 one more time.

Common words with this character

to purchase ; to acquire
customer
buying price
to hire a hitman

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 买 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 买下 and 买主 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 买.