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

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.

北京对外地人买房还是有限购的。

Běijīng duìwài dì rén mǎifáng háishi yǒuxiàn gòu 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