购物 gòuwù go shopping
go shopping; buy goods
How to remember 购物: 购 to buy + 物 thing = go shopping.
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How it is used
- To shop / go shopping - 购物中心 (gòuwù zhōngxīn) shopping mall; 网上购物 online shopping.
- 购 (purchase) + 物 (goods); a slightly formal, written verb-object compound.
- Contrast 买东西 (mǎi dōngxi), the everyday spoken 'buy things/shop'; 购物 shows up in signs, ads, and mall names.
Example sentences
- 她去购物了。 Tā qù gòuwù le.She has gone shopping.
- 我今天去逛街购物。 Wǒ jīntiān qù guàngjiē gòuwù.I went strolling down the street and did some shopping today.
- 购物车里装满了礼品。 Gòuwùchē lǐ zhuāngmǎn le lǐpǐn.The shopping cart is full of gifts.