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购物

购物 gòuwù

购物 gòuwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 购物 gòuwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gòuwù | gou4 wu4
English translation
shopping

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Traditional form

購物

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 购物 gòuwù

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gòu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of gòu . Phonosemantic compound. bèi represents the meaning and gòu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Gōu

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

贝勾

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛勿

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 购物 gòuwù

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zài jiā 商店 shāngdiàn 购物 gòuwù le , 他们 tā men de 价钱 jià qian tài guì .

I've stopped dealing at that shop; their prices are too high.

梅格吉姆 zài 他们 tā men zuì ài guàng de 百货公司 bǎi huò gōng sī 购物 gòuwù .

Meg and Jim are shopping at their favorite department store.

这个 zhè ge 外地人 wài dì rén zài 当地 dāngdì de 一家 yī jiā 商店 shāngdiàn 购物 gòuwù shí āi zǎi le .

This outsider was fleeced when he was shopping in a local shop.

今天 jīntiān 购物 gòuwù ,一不小心 yòu āi zǎi le !

I got overcharged again today when I was shopping!

大部分 dà bù fen 购物 gòuwù 中心 zhōngxīn jiǔ shé .

Most shopping centers have knocked ten percent off the price.

购物 gòuwù Decomposition

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购物 gòuwù Compounds

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