收买

Traditional (Taiwan): 收買

shōumǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ

    • to purchase to buy
    • to bribe to buy off

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

to purchase

Synonyms 近义词

  • 购买 gòumǎi
    • 购买车票 to buy a ticket
    • 理性购买 to buy rationally
  • 购置 gòuzhì
    • 购置房产 to buy real estate
    • 购置新设备 to buy new equipment
  • 收购 shōugòu
    • 收购废品 to buy up scrap
    • 统一收购 to buy centrally

Antonyms 反义词

  • 出售 chūshòu
    • 出售房屋 to sell a house
    • 低价出售 to sell at a low price
  • 销售 xiāoshòu
    • 销售人员 sales staff
    • 削价销售 to sell at a slashed price

to bribe

Synonyms 近义词

  • 拉拢 lālǒng
    • 拉拢人才 win over talent
    • 借机拉拢 take the opportunity to win people over
  • 买通 mǎitōng
    • 买通裁判 bribe the referee
    • 企图买通 try to bribe

Antonyms 反义词

  • 出卖 chūmài
    • 出卖朋友 betray a friend
    • 反被出卖 get betrayed instead

Telling them apart

收买 means winning someone over with money or favours so as to use them, and it has a clear negative tone. 拉拢 means courting someone by offering benefits so they will side with you, and the aim can be less specific.

Other words read shōumǎi

shoumai with other tones

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