mua sắm

Thân thiện

Mẹ đi mua sắm ở siêu thị.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To go shopping: The primary meaning of "mua sắm" is the activity of visiting shops or online stores to look at and buy goods, such as clothes, food, or household items. It implies the general act of shopping, often for various items or for pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi thích mua sắm vào cuối tuần. (We like to go shopping on weekends.)
  • Cô ấy đang mua sắm quần áo mới cho con. (She is shopping for new clothes for her child.)
  • Mua sắm trực tuyến rất tiện lợi. (Online shopping is very convenient.)

Advanced Usage

• "mua sắm tích trữ": to stockpile, to go shopping to stock up on goods.
  • Nhiều người mua sắm tích trữ thực phẩm trước bão. (Many people stockpile food before a storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đi mua sắm (v): to go shopping (a more explicit phrase using the verb 'đi' - to go).

  • Họ đi mua sắm ở trung tâm thương mại. (They go shopping at the mall.)

• Mua hàng (v): to buy goods, to purchase. This is more direct and focuses on the transaction rather than the overall activity.

  • Tôi cần mua hàng tạp hóa. (I need to buy groceries.)

Synonyms

• Shop: to visit places where goods are sold for purchase.
• Go shopping: to engage in the activity of shopping.

Related Idioms

• Mua sắm thả ga: to shop until you drop, to shop freely without restraint.
  • Ngày Black Friday, mọi người thường mua sắm thả ga. (On Black Friday, people often shop until they drop.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to go shopping