<p>The words <strong>买</strong> and <strong>花</strong> do not have the same meanings. 买 is to purchase, but 花 is to spend. For example,</p>
<p>(1) 我<strong>买</strong>了100元的<strong>苹果</strong>。= I bought 100 dollars apples. 100元的 is the adjective of the noun 苹果.</p>
<p>(2) 我<strong>花</strong>了<strong>100元</strong>买苹果。= I spent 100 dollars buying apples. 买苹果 is the purpose complement of the action 花了.</p>
<p>If you only say “我<strong>买</strong>了一百多元”， then it is not a complete sentence, except there is the context in the conversation. It is better to say “我<strong>花</strong>了一百多元”</p>

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Thank You for Your explaination, though I have a hard time to wrap my head around this.... So if I get this right, that's what comes after 但 tells me how I have to interpret the 买？
user137313
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PdotWang
<p>我买了一百多元 here is the shorter form of 我买了一百多元的东西， which can be translated as I bought items worth more than 100 yuan.</p>
<p>I don't know where you got this paragraph, but as a native speaker I would say it is normal to say 我买了一百多元的 Or 我花了一百多。</p>

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Henryfrombeijing
<p>去年我<strong>買了</strong>一百多元, 但... - Last year, I <strong>made purchases</strong> of hundred dollars and changes, but didn't get much.</p>
<p>今年才<strong>花了</strong>50元, 就... - This year, only/just <strong>spent</strong> 50 dollars, (I) then got a lot.</p>
<p><strong>Additional Comments:</strong></p>
<p>Note that this piece of work is present in the speaking form, which often skips words required for clarity for non-native speakers. The first sentence would make better sense if rewritten as:</p>
<ul>
<li>我<strong>買/花了</strong>一百多元, 但好像也沒有(<strong>買到</strong>)什麽東西.</li>
</ul>
<p>Both &quot;買了&quot; and &quot;花了&quot; are good choices for this sentence. However,   the author chooses the term &quot;買了&quot; to avoid the repetition of the term &quot;花了&quot; in such a short paragraph.</p>
<p><strong>ADD:</strong></p>
<p>The repeating of words can be avoided by replacing the second &quot;花&quot; to &quot;用&quot;, for both mean the same here.</p>
<ul>
<li>去年我<strong>花了</strong>一百多元, 但好像也沒有<strong>買到</strong>什麽東西. 今年才<strong>用了</strong>50元, 就買到好多(東西).</li>
</ul>

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Thank You for Your explaination, I need to let sink this in and grow some synapses;-)
user137313
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Strictly speaking, in the first sentence, the term "花了" would make more sense than "買了" however, "買了" was chosen to avoid repeating the same word term twice in such a short paragraph.
r13
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I understand, this rule was imparted to me in school as well
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r13
<p>Well, I am not an expert in chinese. However I can help :)</p>
<p>It has the regular meanings here for both characters, to buy something vs to spend something.  Lets break the phrases down:</p>
<p>去年 last year</p>
<p>我 I</p>
<p>買了 bought</p>
<p>100多元 more than 100rmb worth/of.</p>
<p>the latter phrase:</p>
<p>今年 this year</p>
<p>オ(typo, probably supposed to be I but that isn't needed either, could be removed)</p>
<p>花了 spend</p>
<p>50元 fifty rmb
(implied already/so far etc).</p>
<p>So its not that 買 has the same meaning as 花 here, but that 花 has a related meaning of spend here.  note the 多-- this is the character that clarifies that you bought this much moneys worth of X vs just stating I spent X amount of money.</p>

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As you could see in @r13's answer, オ is not a typo, but to mean "only / just" to act as a counter distinction of value gained between spending / expending, (i.e. 花了), the larger amount of 100 多元 and spending / expending "only / just" the smaller amount of 50元. So, オ should not be removed, otherwise the counter distinctive significance would be lost.
Wayne Cheah
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@WayneCheah Thank you, I clearly need coffee, I knew this use and was being silly at the moment I typed this, clearly need more coffee before answering questions.
zagrycha
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You're welcome, and though I'm a tea drinker myself, Cheers!
Wayne Cheah
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zagrycha
<p>On DuChinese one can read the following sentence</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EDxrh.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EDxrh.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Here 买 seems to have the same meaning as 花</p>
<p>Any guidance by chinese expert speakers is highly appreciated</p>

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How to translate 我买了百多元
# How to translate 我买了百多元

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-13)

On DuChinese one can read the following sentence

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/EDxrh.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/EDxrh.png)

Here 买 seems to have the same meaning as 花

Any guidance by chinese expert speakers is highly appreciated

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-05-13. Score: 2

The words **买** and **花** do not have the same meanings. 买 is to purchase, but 花 is to spend. For example,

(1) 我**买**了100元的**苹果**。= I bought 100 dollars apples. 100元的 is the adjective of the noun 苹果.

(2) 我**花**了**100元**买苹果。= I spent 100 dollars buying apples. 买苹果 is the purpose complement of the action 花了.

If you only say “我**买**了一百多元”， then it is not a complete sentence, except there is the context in the conversation. It is better to say “我**花**了一百多元”

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank You for Your explaination, though I have a hard time to wrap my head around this.... So if I get this right, that's what comes after 但 tells me how I have to interpret the 买？  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-05-14. Score: 1

我买了一百多元 here is the shorter form of 我买了一百多元的东西， which can be translated as I bought items worth more than 100 yuan.

I don't know where you got this paragraph, but as a native speaker I would say it is normal to say 我买了一百多元的 Or 我花了一百多。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-05-13. Score: 1

去年我**買了**一百多元, 但... - Last year, I **made purchases** of hundred dollars and changes, but didn't get much.

今年才**花了**50元, 就... - This year, only/just **spent** 50 dollars, (I) then got a lot.

**Additional Comments:**

Note that this piece of work is present in the speaking form, which often skips words required for clarity for non-native speakers. The first sentence would make better sense if rewritten as:

* 我**買/花了**一百多元, 但好像也沒有(**買到**)什麽東西.

Both "買了" and "花了" are good choices for this sentence. However, the author chooses the term "買了" to avoid the repetition of the term "花了" in such a short paragraph.

**ADD:**

The repeating of words can be avoided by replacing the second "花" to "用", for both mean the same here.

* 去年我**花了**一百多元, 但好像也沒有**買到**什麽東西. 今年才**用了**50元, 就買到好多(東西).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank You for Your explaination, I need to let sink this in and grow some synapses;-)  
> **username_3**: Strictly speaking, in the first sentence, the term "花了" would make more sense than "買了" however, "買了" was chosen to avoid repeating the same word term twice in such a short paragraph.  
> **username_0**: I understand, this rule was imparted to me in school as well  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-05-13. Score: 0

Well, I am not an expert in chinese. However I can help :)

It has the regular meanings here for both characters, to buy something vs to spend something. Lets break the phrases down:

去年 last year

我 I

買了 bought

100多元 more than 100rmb worth/of.

the latter phrase:

今年 this year

オ(typo, probably supposed to be I but that isn't needed either, could be removed)

花了 spend

50元 fifty rmb
(implied already/so far etc).

So its not that 買 has the same meaning as 花 here, but that 花 has a related meaning of spend here. note the 多-- this is the character that clarifies that you bought this much moneys worth of X vs just stating I spent X amount of money.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: As you could see in @username_3's answer, オ is not a typo, but to mean "only / just" to act as a counter distinction of value gained between spending / expending, (i.e. 花了), the larger amount of 100 多元 and spending / expending "only / just" the smaller amount of 50元. So, オ should not be removed, otherwise the counter distinctive significance would be lost.  
> **username_4**: @username_5 Thank you, I clearly need coffee, I knew this use and was being silly at the moment I typed this, clearly need more coffee before answering questions.  
> **username_5**: You're welcome, and though I'm a tea drinker myself, Cheers!  

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