订购 (dìng gòu) — to place an order (for goods, products); to subscribe (to a service, publication, etc.)
Definition
订购 means 'to order goods' or 'to subscribe to a service.' Unlike 预订 (reserve in advance) it covers both one-time purchases and subscriptions; for subscribe to publications, 订阅 is the more standard term.
verb
to place an order (for goods, products)to subscribe (to a service, publication, etc.)
Examples
- 订购。Wǒ zài wǎng shàng dìng gòu le yì běn xīn shū.I ordered a new book online.
- 订购。Tā dìng gòu le yí fèn nián dù zá zhì.He subscribed to an annual magazine.
- 订购。Gōng sī xū yào dìng gòu yì xiē bàn gōng yòng pǐn.The company needs to order some office supplies.
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