代买

代買

dàimǎi

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

你下楼的时候能不能帮我代买一份早餐?

Nǐ xiàlóu de shíhòu néng bù néng bāng wǒ dàimǎi yī fèn zǎocān?

When you're heading downstairs, can you grab breakfast for me?

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.

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