内购

內購
nèigòu
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè kuǎn yóuxì miǎnfèi xiàzài, dàn yǒu hěn duō nèigòu.
This game is free to download but has lots of in-app purchases.
Gōngsī yuángōng kěyǐ tōngguò nèigòu mǎi dào piányí de chǎnpǐn.
Company employees can buy products cheaply through internal purchasing.

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

Stroke Order

nèi
gòu