買 [𧹒]

Jyutping maai5
Pinyin mǎi

Definitions (Unihan)
  1. buy, purchase
  2. bribe, persuade
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    WLBUC

買 [买]

Jyutping maai5
Pinyin mǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to buy
  2. to purchase
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to buy/to purchase/to bribe/to persuade/to bet/to place a bet on/to kill/to have killed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    畀​、​付出​一樣​嘢​交換​得到​對​方​嘅​錢​、​商品​、​財產​、​權利​或者​服務​，​形容​「​得到​」​方面​嘅​行​動​；​同​「​賣​」​相對
    to buy; to purchase; to hire
    • 購買
      购买
      gau3 maai5
      to buy
    • 買股票
      买股票
      maai5 gu2 piu3
      to buy shares
    • 買水飲
      买水饮
      maai5 seoi2 jam2
      to buy water to drink
    • 買樓
      买楼
      maai5 lau2
      to buy a flat
    • 買版權
      买版权
      maai5 baan2 kyun4
      to purchase the copyright of something
    • 佢一得閒就去買嘢。
      佢一得闲就去买嘢。
      keoi5 jat1 dak1 haan4 zau6 heoi3 maai5 je5.
      She goes shopping whenever she is free.
    • 條頸巾上年買落嘅，都冇用過。
      条颈巾上年买落嘅，都冇用过。
      tiu4 geng2 gan1 soeng6 nin2 maai5 lok6 ge2, dou1 mou5 jung6 gwo3.
      This scarf was bought last year but it has yet to be worn.
    • 我同網吧買咗六個鐘。
      我同网吧买咗六个钟。
      ngo5 tung4 mong5 baa1 maai5 zo2 luk6 go3 zung1.
      I purchased six hours of time in the Internet café.
    • 皇馬用十億買咗C朗。
      皇马用十亿买咗C朗。
      wong4 maa5 jung6 sap6 jik1 maai5 zo2 si1 long5.
      Real Madrid C.F. signed C. Ronaldo for one billion dollars.
  2. 動詞
    價值​；​用​某個​金額​先​足以​買到​某樣​嘢
    (of prices) to cost
    • 對鞋買咗幾多錢？
      对鞋买咗几多钱？
      deoi3 haai4 maai5 zo2 gei2 do1 cin2?
      How much do the shoes cost?
    • 我買書買咗成三千蚊。
      我买书买咗成三千蚊。
      ngo5 maai5 syu1 maai5 zo2 seng4 saam1 cin1 man1.
      The books set me back a whole $3000.
  3. 動詞
    （​賭博​）​落注
    to bet; to place a bet; to gamble (money)
    • 買馬
      买马
      maai5 maa5
      to play the horses; to bet on horse races
    • 皇馬而家輸緊一球，但係我買佢贏㗎。
      皇马而家输紧一球，但系我买佢赢㗎。
      wong4 maa5 ji4 gaa1 syu1 gan2 jat1 kau4, daan6 hai6 ngo5 maai5 keoi5 jeng4 gaa3.
      Real Madrid is losing by one goal but I bet on them to win.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to persuade
  2. character
    to bribe
  3. character
    to buy; to purchase
    • 我買了輛新車。
      我买了辆新车。
      wǒ mǎi le liàng xīn chē ．
      I bought a new car.
  4. character
    a surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. buy, purchase
  2. bribe, persuade
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    NYK
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    WLBUC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #228
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #141
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #144
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Jack买不起新自行车。
    Jack買不起新自行車。
    jack mǎi bu qǐ xīn zì xíng chē 。
    • Jack can't afford to buy a new bicycle.
    • Jack can't afford a new bicycle.
  2. Mandarin
    如果我现在有100万日元，我会买辆车。
    如果我現在有100萬日元，我會買輛車。
    rú guǒ wǒ xiàn zài yǒu 100 wàn rì yuán ， wǒ huì mǎi liàng chē 。
    • If I had one million yen now, I would buy a car.
  3. Mandarin
    我买了一盏古老的灯。
    我買了一盞古老的燈。
    wǒ mǎi le yī zhǎn gǔ lǎo de dēng 。
    • I bought an old lamp.
    • I bought an ancient lamp.
  4. Mandarin
    我需要购买新的镜架。
    我需要購買新的鏡架。
    wǒ xū yào gòu mǎi xīn de jìng jià 。
    • I need to buy new spectacle frames.
  5. Mandarin
    我用两千日元买了这本书。
    我用兩千日元買了這本書。
    wǒ yòng liǎng qiān rì yuán mǎi le zhè běn shū 。
    • I paid two thousand yen for the book.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    架车咁贵，我点买得起呀？
    架車咁貴，我點買得起呀？
    gaa3 ce1 gam3 gwai3 ， ngo5 dim2 maai5 dak1 hei2 aa3 ？
    • How can I afford such an expensive car?
  2. Cantonese
    佢买得起𠮶架车。
    佢買得起嗰架車。
    keoi5 maai5 dak1 hei2 go2 gaa3 ce1 。
    • He is rich enough to buy that car.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋用咗万二蚊嚟买呢架车。
    我哋用咗萬二蚊嚟買呢架車。
    ngo5 dei2 jung6 zo2 maan6 ji6 man1 lai4 maai5 nei4 gaa3 ce1 。
    • We bought this car for 12,000.
    • We bought this car for 10200 rupees.
  4. Cantonese
    呢本书我系买俾自己㗎，唔系买俾老婆㗎。
    呢本書我係買俾自己㗎，唔係買俾老婆㗎。
    nei4 bun2 syu1 ngo5 hai6 maai5 bei2 zi6 gei2 gaa3 ， m4 hai6 maai5 bei2 lou5 po4 gaa3 。
    • I bought this book for myself, not for my wife.
  5. Cantonese
    我买咗两枝牛奶。
    我買咗兩枝牛奶。
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 loeng5 zi1 ngau4 naai5 。
    • I bought two bottles of milk.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去旅行买完嘢记得退税啊。
    去旅行買完嘢記得退税啊。
    heoi3 leoi5 hang4 maai5 jyun4 je5 gei3 dak1 teoi3 seoi3 aa.
    • During your trip, remember to get tax refund.
  2. Cantonese
    买单程飞有啲蚀㖞，不如买一日 pass？
    買單程飛有啲蝕喎，不如買一日 pass？
    maai5 daan1 cing4 fei1 jau5 di1 sit6 wo3, bat1 jyu4 maai5 jat1 jat6 paas1?
    • One-day pass might sounds more bargainable than the one-way tickets.
  3. Cantonese
    买两件有冇折啊？
    買兩件有冇折啊？
    maai5 loeng5 gin6 jau5 mou5 zit3 aa3?
    • Is there any discount for buying two pieces?
  4. Cantonese
    新一年嘅花市啱啱开始咗，又系时候去趁下墟买下花咁喇。
    新一年嘅花市啱啱開始咗，又係時候去趁下墟買下花咁喇。
    san1 jat1 nin4 ge3 faa1 si5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hoi1 ci2 zo2, jau6 hai6 si4 hau6 heoi3 can3 haa5 heoi1 maai5 haa5 faa1 gam2 laa3.
    • The new year's flower market has just begun. Let's go and crash the scene.
  5. Cantonese
    以前啲人结婚前会入元朗买几担老婆饼。
    以前啲人結婚前會入元朗買幾擔老婆餅。
    ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 git3 fan1 cin4 wui5 jap6 jyun4 long5 maai5 gei2 daam3 lou5 po4 beng2
    • In the old days, people would go to Yuen Long and buy several piculs of wife cake.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    今次去日本冇买嘢，啲现金净系爱嚟买车飞同食饭。
    今次去日本冇買嘢，啲現金淨係愛嚟買車飛同食飯。
  2. Cantonese
    收买佬
    收買佬
  3. Cantonese
    今日，所有嘢已经水涨船高，过往一套已经无用或者变成接火棒游戏，你拎五六百万出嚟系讲紧买公屋咋。
    今日，所有嘢已經水漲船高，過往一套已經無用或者變成接火棒遊戲，你拎五六百萬出嚟係講緊買公屋咋。
  4. Cantonese
    呢张单系畀个lump sum咁买。
    呢張單係畀個lump sum咁買。
    yue:呢張單係畀個lump sum咁買。
  5. Cantonese
    啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
    啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
    yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    买电脑花了一千二。
    買電腦花了一千二。
    mǎi diàn nǎo huā le yī qiān èr ．
    • Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.
  2. Mandarin
    我最近买了一块地。
    我最近買了一塊地。
    wǒ zuì jìn mǎi le yī kuài dì ．
    • I bought a piece of land recently.
  3. Mandarin
    我前后共买了五双鞋。
    我前後共買了五雙鞋。
    wǒ qián hòu gòng mǎi le wǔ shuāng xié ．
    • From beginning to end, I altogether bought five pairs of shoes.
  4. Cantonese
    你买咗未先？
    你買咗未先？
    nei5 maai5 zo2 mei6 sin1?
    • First off, have you even bought it yet?
  5. Mandarin
    我工资就五千块，他买件衣服就一万块。人和人的差距真是太大了。
    我工資就五千塊，他買件衣服就一萬塊。人和人的差距真是太大了。
    wǒ gōng zī jiù wǔ qiān kuài ， tā mǎi jiàn yī fú jiù yī wàn kuài ． rén hé rén de chā jù zhēn shì tài dà le ．
    • My salary is only five thousand yuan, and he buys clothes that are as much as ten thousand yuan. The disparity between people truly is too large.