买者 (mǎi zhě) — buyer, purchaser (formal, often in legal or economic contexts)

Definition

Formal term for 'buyer / purchaser', used mainly in legal, economic, or contract writing. Pairs directly with 卖者 ('seller') as a fixed pair in formal contexts.

noun
buyerpurchaser (formal, often in legal or economic contexts)

Examples

  • 买者。
    Hé tong shàng bì xū xiě míng mǎi zhě hé mài zhě de xìn xī.
    The contract must clearly state the information of the buyer and the seller.
  • 买者，。
    Zhè ge shì chǎng lǐ mǎi zhě hěn duō, dàn hǎo chǎn pǐn bù duō.
    There are many buyers in this market, but not many good products.
  • 买者，。
    Zuò wéi mǎi zhě, nǐ yǒu quán yāo qiú tuì kuǎn.
    As a buyer, you have the right to demand a refund.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

买mǎibuy
者zhěthe one who

买 means buying and 者 means the one who does it, giving buyer.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 買; 买 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 買, 网 is a net and 貝 is a money cowrie.

Open 买 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →

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