限购

限購

xiàngòu

verb

Meanings

1 to limit purchases per customer
2 purchase restriction (one-per-person etc.)

Characters

to limit / restrict

to buy / purchase

Examples

HSK 4

这款手机每人限购两台。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī měirén xiàngòu liǎng tái.

This phone is limited to two per customer.

HSK 7-9

北京对外地人买房还是有限购的。

Běijīng duìwài dì rén mǎifáng háishi yǒu xiàngòu de.

Beijing still has purchase restrictions for non-locals buying property.

Tips

usage

Two main contexts: (1) e-commerce - flash-sale items capped per buyer (限购两件 "2-per-customer"); (2) policy - real-estate, license-plate, and luxury-goods quotas (购房限购 "home-purchase restriction"). Both are everyday vocabulary.

Stroke Order

限 xiàn

购 gòu