Word

收买 (shōu mǎi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

收买 (shōu mǎi) is a Chinese word: to bribe. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 收买

动 dòng verb

to bribe

他们试图收买证人。

tā men shì tú shōu mǎi zhèng rén

They tried to bribe the witness.

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Word breakdown

收 shōu — to receive, to accept (illicitly)

买 mǎi — to buy, to purchase (someone's loyalty)

Structure & writing
1 收 shōu — bring in; gather together

收 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

Stroke order

2 买 mǎi — to buy; to purchase (opposite of 卖)
买 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.1 乛 zhé — hook/turning stroke component in Chinese characters
乛 is a component in 2 characters
2.2 头 tóu — head (of a person or animal)
Xpinyin
头 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order