代购

代購

dàigòu

verb #95,160

Meanings

1 to buy on behalf of someone (esp. overseas goods)
2 personal shopper service
3 daigou

Characters

Examples

她在日本做代购。

Tā zài Rìběn zuò dàigòu.

She works as a personal shopper in Japan.

这瓶香水是朋友帮我代购的。

Zhè píng xiāngshuǐ shì péngyou bāng wǒ dàigòu de.

This bottle of perfume was bought by a friend on my behalf.

澳洲奶粉代购生意很火。

Àozhōu nǎifěn dàigòu shēngyì hěn huǒ.

The Australian infant formula daigou business is booming.

Tips

culture

A whole gray-market industry: Chinese residents abroad buy luxury goods, cosmetics, and infant formula and ship them back to clients in China, undercutting official import duties.

Stroke Order

代 dài

购 gòu