购物
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
购物 (gòuwù) · to shop
购物 (gòuwù) means “to shop; shopping”. It is written with 2 characters: 购 (to buy) + 物 (thing). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 购物 is built
The characters
购 gòu · to buy
What 购 is made of
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 勾gōu — to hook
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 勾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
周末我喜欢去购物。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan qù gòuwù.I like to go shopping on weekends.
你经常在网上购物吗？Nǐ jīngcháng zài wǎngshàng gòuwù ma?Do you often shop online?
Questions about 购物
What does 购物 mean?
购物 (gòuwù) means “to shop; shopping”.
How do you pronounce 购物?
购物 is pronounced gòuwù.
Which HSK level is 购物?
购物 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 购买gòumǎito buy
- 采购cǎigòuto purchase
- 网购wǎnggòuonline shopping
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 食物shíwùfood
- 事物shìwùthing
- 药物yàowùmedicine
- 植物zhíwùplant
Learn 购物 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.