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代买

代買
dàimǎi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to buy on behalf of someone
  2. 2 to purchase for (a friend / client)
  3. 3 personal shopping service

Examples

HSK 4
你下楼的时候能不能帮我代买一份早餐?
Nǐ xiàlóu de shíhòu néngbùnéng bāng wǒ dàimǎi yī fèn zǎocān?
When you're heading downstairs, can you grab breakfast for me?
HSK 7-9
我在日本有朋友可以代买药妆。
Wǒ zài Rìběn yǒu péngyǒu kěyǐ dàimǎi yàozhuāng.
I have a friend in Japan who can buy drugstore cosmetics for me.
HSK 7-9
她靠代买奢侈品挣钱。
Tā kào dàimǎi shēchǐpǐn zhèngqián.
She makes a living buying luxury goods for clients.

Tips

usage
Covers both favors (a coworker picking up lunch) and a real gig economy - professional 代购 / 代买 buy overseas goods (cosmetics, formula, luxury) and resell at a markup. Mostly replaced by cross-border e-commerce today.

Stroke Order

代 dài
买 mǎi