Chinese word

团购

Pronunciation

Pinyintuán gòu

Meaning

  • verbbuy as a group

Example

大家一起团购了这个产品。dà jiā yì qǐ tuán gòu le zhè ge chán pǐn

Everyone bought this product as a group.

Illustration for 团购 (buy as a group)

More examples

我们在淘宝上团购了很多零食。wǒ men zài táo bǎo shàng tuán gòu le hěn duō líng shí

We bought a lot of snacks as a group on Taobao.

Core concept

Several shoppers join one order, turning their combined demand into a better deal.

Common phrases

  • 在网上团购zài wǎng shàng tuán gòu

    buy as a group online

  • 一起团购yì qǐ tuán gòu

    buy together

  • 跟朋友团购gēn péng yǒu tuán gòu

    buy as a group with friends

Similar words

拼团pīn tuán: Bring people together online to place a shared order at a special group price.
拼单pīn dān: Join separate purchases into one order so payment and delivery are handled once.
拼购pīn gòu: Make a joint purchase with a few people to reduce the unit price or avoid delivery fees.

Definition in Chinese

通过亲友、微信群或电商平台组织多人共同下单以获得折扣或其他优惠的行为或活动。tōng guò qīn yǒu wēi xìn qún huò diàn shāng píng tái zǔ zhī duō rén gòng tóng xià dān yǐ huò dé zhé kòu huò qí tā yōu huì de xíng wéi huò huó dòng

Word origin

团购 (tuángòu, "group buying") is formed from 团 (tuán, "group") and 购 (gòu, "buy"), linking the people who gather with the action they share.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese shopping chats, 团购 (tuángòu, "group purchase") often functions as a verb, so it can appear directly before the item being ordered rather than serving only as a promotion label.

Other meanings

  • buy in bulkverb

Opposites

  • 个人购买gè rén gòu mǎibuy individuallyverb

Related words

  • 团购优惠tuán gòu yōu huìgroup-buying discountnoun
  • 团购券tuán gòu quàngroup-buying couponnoun

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