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买进 (mǎi jìn) — to purchase and bring in (goods, stocks, etc.); to buy in

Definition

A more formal, business-oriented verb meaning 'to buy in / purchase', used for stocks, raw materials, and bulk goods. Contrast with the everyday 买, which is the plain 'to buy'.

verb
to purchase and bring in (goods, stocks, etc.)to buy in

Examples

  • 买进。
    Gōng sī zuì jìn mǎi jìn le yí dà pī yuán cái liào.
    The company recently purchased a large batch of raw materials.
  • 买进。
    Jīn nián wǒ men mǎi jìn le bù shǎo gǔ piào.
    This year we bought quite a few stocks.
  • 买进。
    Tā xiǎng mǎi jìn yì pī jī qì.
    He wants to purchase a batch of machines.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

买mǎibuy
进jìnin

买 means buy and 进 means in, giving the idea of buying something in.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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Business & Commerce

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