maai5 jap6買入买入
Jyutpingmaai5 jap6
Yalemáaih yahp
Definition
To buy or purchase.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
Focuses specifically on financial or commercial transactions, such as purchasing stocks, assets, or large quantities of goods. Unlike the general verb 買, which covers everyday shopping for groceries or clothes, this term carries a more formal or professional tone often found in business news or investment contexts.
Examples
He wants to buy this company while the price is low.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual daily shopping like buying lunch or a drink, as it sounds overly technical and stiff in those contexts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
