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買下

简买下 · 繁買下

Mandarin · pinyin mǎi xià

to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

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3–4 · mai3 xia4

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maai5 haa6

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