添置

Mandarin · pinyin tiān zhì

Meanings

  1. to buy
  2. to acquire
  3. to add to one's possessions
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添
tiān · append, add to; increase
置
zhì · place, lay out; set aside
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1–4 · tian1 zhi4

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tim1 zi3

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verb

  1. to add to one's possession; to acquire

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