采购
Old HSK 6
采购 (cǎigòu) · to purchase
采购 (cǎigòu) means “to purchase; to procure”. It is written with 2 characters: 采 (to collect) + 购 (to buy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 采购 is built
The characters
采 cǎi · to collect
What 采 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
他负责采购办公用品。Tā fùzé cǎigòu bàngōng yòngpǐn.He is responsible for purchasing office supplies.
妈妈去超市采购过年的东西。Māma qù chāoshì cǎigòu guònián de dōngxi.Mom went to the supermarket to stock up for New Year.
Questions about 采购
What does 采购 mean?
采购 (cǎigòu) means “to purchase; to procure”.
How do you pronounce 采购?
采购 is pronounced cǎigòu.
Which HSK level is 采购?
采购 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 采取cǎiqǔto take (measures)
- 采用cǎiyòngto adopt
- 采访cǎifǎngto interview
- 采集cǎijíto gather
- 采纳cǎinàto adopt
- 开采kāicǎito mine
- 无精打采wújīngdǎcǎilistless
- 兴高采烈xìnggāocǎilièin high spirits
- 购买gòumǎito buy
- 购物gòuwùto shop
Learn 采购 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.