How to say “buy up” in Chinese
buy up, acquire (a company)
“Buy up” in Chinese is 收购, shōu gòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
收购 is read shōu 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 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 “收购”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “buy up” in Chinese?
“Buy up” in Chinese is 收购, pinyin shōugòu.
What does 收购 mean?
收购 (shōugòu) means “buy up, acquire (a company)”.
How do you write 收购?
收购 is 2 characters: 收 (shōu) — receive, collect; 购 (gòu) — buy, purchase. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 收购?
收购 is read shōugòu. Tones: shōu — first tone, gòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“buy up” in the lesson “Mergers and prospects”
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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