酒吧 jiǔ bā n. bar (place to buy drinks) / CL:家[jia1] syn 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài to buy and sell syn 赎罪 贖罪 shú zuì to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement 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 抢购 搶購 qiǎng gòu to buy frenetically / to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc) 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) 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 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 哄抢 哄搶 hōng qiǎng to panic buy / to loot syn 分付 fēn fù WeChat's "buy now, pay later" service / variant of 吩咐[fen1 fu4] 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 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 百思买 百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer) 贩 販 fàn to deal in / to buy and sell / to trade in / to retail / to peddle syn 买账 買賬 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it / variant of 買帳|买帐[mai3 zhang4] 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 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 赊帐 賒帳 shē zhàng to buy or sell on credit / outstanding account / to have an outstanding account / variant of 賒賬|赊账[she1zhang4] 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 强买强卖 強買強賣 qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài to force sb to buy or sell / to trade using coercion 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 招军买马 招軍買馬 zhāo jūn mǎi mǎ (idiom) To recruit soldiers and buy horses / by extension, to build up military forces. It is equivalent to “recruit troops and buy horses.” 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 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) 车奴 車奴 chē nú car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car 金钱不能买来幸福 金錢不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness 金钱非万能 金錢非萬能 jīn qián fēi wàn néng money is not omnipotent / money isn't everything / money can't buy you love 补购 bǔ gòu buy-in 火器回购方桉 火器回購方案 Firearms Buy-Back Programme 杀进杀出 殺進殺出 shā jìn shā chū to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay 无壳族 無殻族 wú ké zú fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house / see 無殼蝸牛|无壳蜗牛[wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2] 无壳蜗牛 無殼蝸牛 wú ké wō niú fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house 要买人心 要買人心 yāo mǎi rén xīn to buy popular support / to court favor / variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1] 邀买人心 邀買人心 yāo mǎi rén xīn to buy popular support / to court favor 捣腾 搗騰 dǎo téng to buy and sell / peddling 绑桩 綁樁 bǎng zhuāng (Tw) to buy off influential people (in an election, a call for tenders etc) 买空 買空 mǎi kōng to buy on margin (finance) 佛系 fó xì (neologism c. 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society) 扶弟魔 fú dì mó (coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[Fu2 di4 mo2]) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc) 争取时间 爭取時間 zhēng qǔ shí jiān to act with urgency / to buy time 接盘 接盤 jiē pán (of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business / (finance) to snap up shares sold off by others / (neologism) (slang) to take as a girlfriend a woman who was dumped by her ex for sleeping around 