购物

• 拼音: gòu wù
• 汉字拆解: 购 = 贝 (shell/money) + 勾 (hook) — to buy; 物 = 牛 (ox) + 勿 — thing, object

含义

To shop; shopping. The activity of browsing and buying goods.

A general term for the activity of shopping. Common collocations include 购物中心 (shopping centre), 网上购物 (online shopping), 购物车 (shopping cart), and 购物袋 (shopping bag). Can be used as both a verb and a noun modifier.

例句

1. 周末我们一起去购物吧。
2. 现在很多人都喜欢在网上购物。
3. 这个购物中心里有很多品牌店。

用法指南

语境: everyday, leisure

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我喜欢周末去购物放松一下。(I like to go shopping on weekends to relax.)
• 网上购物越来越方便了。(Online shopping is getting more and more convenient.)

错误说法

• 我购物了一件衣服 (Don't use 购物 as a transitive verb with a direct object — 购物 is intransitive; say 我买了一件衣服 or 我去购物买了一件衣服)

起源与历史

购 (to buy) + 物 (thing/item, from 牛 ox + 勿). The act of buying things — shopping.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal