沽 (gū) - to buy & to sell
沽 · gū
to buy;
to sell;
to deal in;
to trade;
to speculate;
to be cheap or of poor quality
to buyto sellto deal in
Usage highlights
buy winesell goodsspeculate in stockscheap pricemerchanttrading
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He went to buy wine (沽酒).
- This merchant deals in various goods (沽货).
- The price is very cheap (价格很沽).
Collocations
- buy wine(沽酒)
- sell goods(沽货)
- speculate in stocks(沽股票)
- cheap price(沽价)
- merchant(沽客)
- trading(沽卖)
Idioms
- Wait for the right price to sell(待价而沽)
- Fishing for fame and reputation(沽名钓誉)
- Buy wine and ask about the price(沽酒问价)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally referred to buying and selling, especially alcoholic beverages in ancient markets
- In modern usage, often carries negative connotations of speculation or poor quality
- Commonly used in financial contexts to describe speculative trading activities