Word Number 3
buy
Primary Chinese
买
Primary Pinyin
mǎi
Short Definition
To obtain an item by paying for it.
Primary Meaning
用钱取得物品
Primary Note
Broad physical-object purchase action.
Mapping Boundary
Correct: Yesterday I buy phone → 昨天我买手机。
Incorrect: Yesterday I bought phone as the Chinglish token sequence
Canonical tokens do not take English past-tense inflection.