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购物
gòuwù
Main
English Definitionshopping
Simplified Script购物
Traditional Script購物
Pinyingòuwù
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄍㄡˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)kau3mat6
Part of Speech(动宾式) verb object
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4
Word Decomposition
gòuto buy; to purchase
thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
购买gòumǎito purchase; to buy
购置gòuzhìto purchase
购票gòupiàoto buy tickets
购销gòuxiāoto buy and sell
购买力gòumǎi lìpurchasing power
Words With Same Tail Word    
食物shíwùfood
礼物lǐwùgift; present
人物rénwùperson; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist
植物zhíwùplant; vegetation
药物yàowùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
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