What does 购 mean in Chinese?

购 (gòu) means "to buy; to purchase" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 购?

购 is pronounced "gòu" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 购?

购 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 购?

Common words with 购 include 收购 (to purchase (from various places)), 定购 (to order goods), 采购 (to procure (for an enterprise etc)), 代购 (to buy (on behalf of sb)), 并购 (merger and acquisition (M and A)).

How do you write 购?

You can practice writing 购 using our stroke order tool.

购 (gòu), to buy

购

gòu

to buy; to purchase

verb

Traditional: 購

Character Breakdown

Radical: 貝 (no. 154)Traditional: 購

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Definitions

(verb) to buy
to purchase

Example Sentences

他购了一辆新车。

Tā gòu le yī liàng xīn chē

He purchased a new car

Words Containing 购

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
收购	shōu gòu	to purchase (from various places)	HSK 6
定购	dìng gòu	to order goods
采购	cǎi gòu	to procure (for an enterprise etc)	HSK 6
代购	dài gòu	to buy (on behalf of sb)
并购	bìng gòu

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内购(nèi gòu)· buying direct from your company at preferential prices

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增订(zēng dìng)· to revise and enlarge (a book)

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套购(tào gòu)· a fraudulent purchase

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