How to say “purchase” in Chinese
purchase; procurement
“Purchase” in Chinese is 采购, cǎi gòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
采购 is read cǎi gòu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, a hand; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: picking fruit. It hints at the sound of 彩 cǎi and 菜 cài.
On the left, 贝 “shell, money”; on the right, 勾 gōu hints at the sound. A literary counterpart of 买.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “采购”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 采购. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在公司负责采购。tāzàigōngsīfùzécǎigòuAt the company he's in charge of purchasing.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “purchase” in Chinese?
“Purchase” in Chinese is 采购, pinyin cǎigòu.
What does 采购 mean?
采购 (cǎigòu) means “purchase; procurement”.
How do you write 采购?
采购 is 2 characters: 采 (cǎi) — pick, gather; 购 (gòu) — buy, purchase. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 采购?
采购 is read cǎigòu. Tones: cǎi — third tone, gòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“purchase” in the lesson “Purchasing and sales”
This word is from the topic “Business and management” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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