购买

• 拼音: gòu mǎi
• 汉字拆解: 购 = 贝 (shell/money) + 勾 (hook) — reaching to purchase; 买 = simplified from 買 — to buy

含义

To purchase; to buy. A somewhat formal term for acquiring goods or services by paying money.

More formal than 买, commonly used in written Chinese, commercial contexts, and official communications. Collocations include 购买力 (purchasing power), 购买商品 (purchase goods), and 在线购买 (buy online). Often used in instructions and notices.

例句

1. 你可以在网上购买火车票。
2. 他打算购买一套新房子。
3. 请在柜台购买门票后入场。

用法指南

语境: commerce, everyday

语气: transactional

正确说法

• 顾客可以在这里购买各种商品。(Customers can purchase various goods here.)
• 购买前请仔细阅读说明书。(Please read the instructions carefully before purchasing.)

错误说法

• 我去购买一瓶水 (Overly formal for a small everyday purchase — just say 我去买一瓶水; use 购买 for significant or formal transactions)

起源与历史

购 (to buy, with 贝 money radical + 勾 hook — reaching for goods with money) + 买 (to buy, simplified from 買). A formal compound doubling the meaning of buying.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal