酒吧 jiǔ bā bar (place to buy drinks) / CL:家[jia1] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài to buy and sell syn 购买 購買 gòu mǎi to purchase / to buy syn 收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off syn 赎罪 贖罪 shú zuì to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement 收购 收購 shōu gòu to buy / to purchase / to procure syn 入手 rù shǒu to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy syn 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator 买进 買進 mǎi jìn to purchase / to buy in (goods) syn 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink 买房 買房 mǎi fáng to buy a house 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage 抢购 搶購 qiǎng gòu to buy frenetically / to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc) 选购 選購 xuǎn gòu to select and purchase / to buy syn 不买账 不買賬 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang) 置办 置辦 zhì bàn to purchase / to buy syn 添置 tiān zhì to buy / to acquire / to add to one's possessions 买入 買入 mǎi rù to buy (finance) syn 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / fig. to raise an army / to recruit new staff syn 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor 置业 置業 zhì yè to buy real estate syn 申购 申購 shēn gòu to ask to buy / to bid for purchase 买断 買斷 mǎi duàn to buy out / buyout / severance syn 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast / liquor drunk at a wedding feast syn 哄抢 哄搶 hōng qiǎng to panic buy / to loot syn 代购 代購 dài gòu to buy (on behalf of sb) 二锅头 二鍋頭 èr guō tóu erguotou (sorghum liquor) 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi to purchase / to buy / to do one's shopping / purchasing agent / buyer 补票 補票 bǔ piào to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc / to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater 回购 回購 huí gòu buyback / repurchase / to buy back 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries 买回 買回 mǎi huí to buy back / to redeem / repurchase 股票投资 股票投資 gǔ piào tóu zī to invest in stock / to buy shares 茅台 茅臺 máo tái maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒[mao2 tai2 jiu3] 竞购 競購 jìng gòu to bid competitively / to compete to buy (at auction) 做买卖 做買賣 zuò mǎi mài to buy and sell / to do business / to trade / to deal 买一送一 買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī buy one, get one free / two for the price of one 酒柜 酒櫃 jiǔ guì liquor cabinet 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 买春 買春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks 采办 採辦 cǎi bàn to buy on a considerable scale / to purchase / to procure / to stock up syn 汾酒 fén jiǔ Fenjiu (sorghum-based Chinese liquor) 百思买 百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer) 买 買 mǎi to buy / to purchase syn 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] syn 置 zhì to install / to place / to put / to buy syn 贾 賈 gǔ merchant / to buy syn 购 購 gòu to buy / to purchase syn 贩 販 fàn to deal in / to buy and sell / to trade in / to retail / to peddle syn 赊账 賒賬 shē zhàng to buy or sell on credit / outstanding account / to have an outstanding account syn 赊 賒 shē to buy or sell on credit / distant / long (time) / to forgive syn 沽 gū to buy / to sell syn 粕 pò grains in distilled liquor 倒买倒卖 倒買倒賣 dǎo mǎi dǎo mài to buy and sell at a profit / to speculate 赊购 賒購 shē gòu to buy on credit / to delay payment 赊欠 賒欠 shē qiàn to offer credit / credit transaction / to buy or sell on account syn 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it syn 杯中物 bēi zhōng wù the contents of the cup / (fig.) liquor / wine syn 醪 láo wine or liquor with sediment 籴 糴 dí to buy up (grain) 贳 貰 shì to borrow / to buy on credit / to rent out syn 倒腾 倒騰 dǎo teng to move / to shift / to exchange / to buy and sell / peddling syn 玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor 强买强卖 強買強賣 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell / to trade using coercion 酖 dān addicted to liquor 琼浆玉液 瓊漿玉液 qióng jiāng yù yè bejeweled nectar (idiom) / ambrosia of the immortals / superb liquor / top quality wine 封官许愿 封官許願 fēng guān xǔ yuàn to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom) syn 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea 五粮液 五糧液 wǔ liáng yè Wuliangye liquor / Five Grain liquor 酒鬼酒 jiǔ guǐ jiǔ Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首[Ji2 shou3] 寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) / Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious. 打酱油 打醬油 dǎ jiàng yóu to buy soy sauce / it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce") 回购设施 回購設施 huí gòu shè shī buy-back facility / buy-back centre 回购中心 回購中心 buy-back facility / buy-back centre 零买 零買 líng mǎi to buy detail / to buy one at a time 酒精饮料 酒精飲料 jiǔ jīng yǐn liào liquor 醝 cuó liquor / spirit 樽罍 zūn léi earthen liquor jar 苦艾酒 kǔ ài jiǔ absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor) 蒸馏酒 蒸餾酒 zhēng liú jiǔ distilled liquor / spirits 酒枣 酒棗 jiǔ zǎo dates in liquor 酒肆 jiǔ sì wine shop / liquor store / bottle shop / bar / pub 醉枣 醉棗 zuì zǎo dates in liquor 烟酒不沾 煙酒不沾 yān jiǔ bù zhān abstaining from liquor and tobacco 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) / fig. to live well 廊酒 láng jiǔ Benedictine (liquor) 散白 sǎn bái bulk baijiu (i.e. clear Chinese liquor) (abbr. for 散裝白酒|散装白酒[san3zhuang1 bai2jiu3]) 黄汤 黃湯 huáng tāng liquor / booze / murky, muddy water 包园儿 包園兒 bāo yuán r buy the whole lot / finish up or off 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious 供房 gōng fáng to buy a house on a mortgage / house mortgage 