Radical:

meaning for mǎi:

  • - to buy
  • - to purchaseto purchase
  • - to buybuying and selling
  • - business
  • - business transactions
  • - Classifiers: 桩 to purchase
  • - to bribepurchasing powerbuyer (in contracts)

jīntiān今天
shāngdiàn商店
mǎi
dōngxi东西

Today I went to the store to buy things.


shāngchǎng商场
mǎi
dōngxi东西

I go to the shopping mall to buy things.


wǒyǒu我有
yībǎi一百
yuán
xiǎng
mǎi
yīběn一本
shū

I have 100 yuan and want to buy a book.


xūyào需要
mǎi
yìxiē一些
gǎnmàoyào感冒药

I need to buy some cold medicine.


zhège这个
háizi孩子
dǎsuàn打算
zǎnqián攒钱
mǎi
yíkuài一块
shǒubiǎo手表

The child plans to save money to buy a watch.