团购

團購

tuángòu

verb

Meanings

1 group buying
2 to buy as a group (for a discount)

Characters

group / cluster

Examples

HSK 7-9

我们几家人一起团购了这个小区的房子。

Wǒmen jǐ jiārén yìqǐ tuángòu le zhège xiǎoqū de fángzi.

Several of our families together bought homes in this complex as a group.

HSK 7-9

这家餐厅的团购券很划算。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de tuángòu quàn hěn huásuàn.

This restaurant's group-buying voucher is a great deal.

Tips

culture

团购 exploded in China around 2010 with sites like 美团 (Meituan) and 拼多多 (Pinduoduo). The model: enough buyers commit at the same time then bigger discount. Also common in COVID-era neighborhoods for bulk groceries.

Stroke Order

团 tuán

购 gòu