采购

采购 cǎigòu

Purchase

采购 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體採購 caigou

What 采购 means

Purchase

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Character by character

采购 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

采

cǎi

Pick (choose - gathers)

购

gòu

Buy (purchase)

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How to write 采购

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采购 in a sentence

他负责公司的原材料采购。

Tā fùzé gōngsī de yuáncáiliào cǎigòu.

He is in charge of the company's raw-material purchasing.

春节前大家都忙着采购年货。

Chūnjié qián dàjiā dōu mángzhe cǎigòu niánhuò.

Before the Spring Festival everyone is busy buying new-year supplies.

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Questions about 采购

What does 采购 mean in English?

采购 is pronounced cǎigòu and means Purchase.

How do you pronounce 采购?

采购 is cǎigòu in pinyin — written caigou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 采购?

采购 is written with 2 characters: 采 (cǎi) Pick (choose - gathers), 购 (gòu) Buy (purchase). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 采购 written in traditional Chinese?

採購. The simplified form 采购 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 採購 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cǎigòu.

Is 采购 an HSK word?

Yes — 采购 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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