酒吧 jiǔ bā bar (place to buy drinks) / CL:家[jia1] syn 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài to buy and sell syn 购买 購買 gòu mǎi to purchase / to buy syn 恐慌 kǒng huāng panic / panicky / panic-stricken syn 收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off syn 惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng to panic / to be alarmed 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 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 买房 買房 mǎi fáng to buy a house 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage 虚惊 虛驚 xū jīng false alarm / panic rumor / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 惊惶 驚惶 jīng huáng panic-stricken syn 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 仓皇 倉皇 cāng huáng in a panic / flurried syn 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 风声鹤唳 風聲鶴唳 fēng shēng hè lì lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) / fig. to panic at the slightest move / to be jittery syn 代购 代購 dài gòu to buy (on behalf of sb) 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 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 失魂 shī hún to panic 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 丧胆 喪膽 sàng dǎn panic-stricken / scared out of one's wits syn 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom) / fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered 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 百思买 百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer) 买 買 mǎi to buy / to purchase 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 抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation syn 赊 賒 shē to buy or sell on credit / distant / long (time) / to forgive syn 沽 gū to buy / to sell syn 怔 zhēng (bound form) startled / terrified / panic-stricken syn 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 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 打酒 dǎ jiǔ to buy liquor 慌神 huāng shén to get agitated / to panic 强买强卖 強買強賣 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell / to trade using coercion 仓皇出逃 倉皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo to run off in a great panic (idiom) 惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè to go pale in panic (idiom) 张皇失措 張皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4] syn 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 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 仓黃 倉黃 cāng huáng variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] / in a panic / flurried 丧魂落魄 喪魂落魄 sàng hún luò pò scared out of one's wits (idiom) / in a panic syn 怵惧 怵懼 chù jù fear / dread / panic 胆颤心惊 膽顫心驚 dǎn chàn xīn jīng panic-stricken syn 惊遽 驚遽 jīng jù in a panic / stunned 恐慌发作 恐慌發作 kǒng huāng fā zuò panic attack 自乱阵脚 自亂陣腳 zì luàn zhèn jiǎo (idiom) to lose one's head / to panic / to go to pieces 慌里慌张 慌裡慌張 huāng li huāng zhāng flustered / in a panic syn 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 倒弄 dǎo nong to move (things around) / to buy and sell at a profit (derog.) 包圆儿 包圓兒 bāo yuán r to buy the whole lot / to take everything remaining syn 套购 套購 tào gòu a fraudulent purchase / to buy up sth illegally 应市 應市 yìng shì to respond to the market / to buy or sell according to market conditions 打勾 dǎ gōu to check / to tick / (old) to buy 打趸儿 打躉兒 dǎ dǔn r to buy wholesale 批量购买 批量購買 pī liàng gòu mǎi to buy in bulk / bulk buying 盘店 盤店 pán diàn to buy a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets / to sell a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets syn 置买 置買 zhì mǎi to purchase / to buy (usu. real estate) 买官 買官 mǎi guān to buy an official title / to use wealth to acquire office 买餸 買餸 mǎi sòng to buy groceries (Cantonese) 