购置

購置

gòuzhì

verb #32,857

Meanings

1 to purchase (long-lasting goods or assets)
2 to procure
3 to acquire

Characters

to buy; to purchase

to place; to set up; to install

Examples

HSK 4

他们正在为新办公室购置家具。

Tāmen zhèngzài wèi xīn bàngōngshì gòuzhì jiājù.

They are purchasing furniture for the new office.

HSK 5

公司去年购置了一批新设备。

Gōngsī qùnián gòuzhì le yī pī xīn shèbèi.

The company purchased a batch of new equipment last year.

Tips

usage

购置 is for buying durable assets - equipment, vehicles, property, books for a library - not groceries or daily items. Compare 购买 (gòumǎi, more general, any kind of buying) and 采购 (cǎigòu, to procure on behalf of an organization). 购置税 (purchase tax) is a familiar term from car-buying.

Stroke Order

购 gòu

置 zhì