内购

內購

nèigòu

noun

Meanings

1 in-app purchase (gaming / app context)
2 internal purchase (employee discount buying)

Characters

inside / internal

Examples

HSK 5

公司员工可以通过内购买到便宜的产品。

Gōngsī yuángōng kěyǐ tōngguò nèigòu mǎi dào piányí de chǎnpǐn.

Company employees can buy products cheaply through internal purchasing.

HSK 6

这款游戏免费下载，但有很多内购。

Zhè kuǎn yóuxì miǎnfèi xiàzài, dàn yǒu hěnduō nèigòu.

This game is free to download but has lots of in-app purchases.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses: (1) gaming/app - the iOS/Google Play 'in-app purchase' (IAP) is universally 内购 in Chinese app stores; (2) corporate - staff buying their own company's products at a discount.

memory

内 (inside) + 购 (buy). Whether 'inside the app' or 'inside the company', the structure is the same.

Stroke Order

内 nèi

购 gòu