买账 (mǎi zhàng) — (colloquial) to buy into, to accept, to acknowledge (usually in negative constructions)
Definition
Used almost only in the negative: 不买账 means 'not buy it / not accept / not go for it'. The '账' is figurative — no actual buying is involved.
verb
(colloquial) to buy intoto acceptto acknowledge (usually in negative constructions)
Examples
- 买账。Tā shuō de huà méi rén mǎi zhàng.Nobody buys what he says.
- ，。Lǎo bǎn bù mǎi zhàng, wǒ men yě méi bàn fǎ.The boss doesn't accept it, so we can't do anything.
- 。Tā de biǎo yǎn guān zhòng bù mǎi zhàng.The audience didn't buy his performance.
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