Chinese word

拼单

Pronunciation

Pinyinpīn dān

Meaning

  • verborder together

Example

我和朋友拼单买了那件衣服。wǒ hé péng yǒu pīn dān mǎi le nà jiàn yī fú

My friend and I ordered that piece of clothing together.

Illustration for 拼单 (order together)

More examples

我们在群里拼单点了外卖。wǒ men zài qún lǐ pīn dān diǎn le wài mài

We ordered takeout together in the group chat.

Core concept

Individual purchases meet inside a single order, turning separate shopping into one cost-saving arrangement.

Common phrases

  • 和朋友拼单买衣服hé péng yǒu pīn dān mǎi yī fú

    buy clothes together with friends

  • 在群里拼单点外卖zài qún lǐ pīn dān diǎn wài mài

    order takeout together in the group

  • 拼单分摊费用pīn dān fēn tān fèi yòng

    buy together to share the cost

Similar words

凑单còu dān: Adding enough items to an order to reach a spending limit for free delivery or a discount.
团购tuán gòu: Buying goods as a group to receive a special price or other benefit from the seller.
拼购pīn gòu: Pooling purchases with several people to save on the total price or share delivery costs.

Definition in Chinese

与他人合并下单，共同购买以享受优惠或降低成本。yǔ tā rén hé bìng xià dān gòng tóng gòu mǎi yǐ xiǎng shòu yōu huì huò jiàng dī chéng běn

Word origin

拼 (pīn, "join") + 单 (dān, "order") gives the word its basic picture of joining separate orders into one.

Usage tips

  • Common conversational patterns include 一起拼单 (yìqǐ pīndān, "order together") and 要不要拼单 (yàobuyào pīndān, "want to join an order"), which make the word useful for proposing the arrangement.

Other meanings

  • buy several at onceverb

Opposites

  • 单独购买dān dú gòu mǎibuy separatelyverb
  • 自己购买zì jǐ gòu mǎibuy by yourselfverb

Related words

  • 拼单者pīn dān zhějoint purchasernoun
  • 拼单平台pīn dān píng táijoint-purchase platformnoun
  • 拼单优惠pīn dān yōu huìjoint-purchase discountnoun

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