买到 (mǎi dào) — to manage to buy; to successfully purchase

买到 (mǎi dào)

买到 is a verb + result complement. 买 means "to buy" and 到 is a result complement indicating that the action reached its goal — you obtained what you were trying to buy. It highlights the successful outcome of the purchasing attempt. The negative 买不到 means "can't get / impossible to find/buy," while 没买到 means "tried but failed to buy."

Meanings

1. [v+comp] Manage to buy; successfully obtain — the purchase attempt succeeded.
2. [v+comp] Get hold of — used when an item is hard to find and you finally secured it.

Example Sentences

我终于买到票了！ Wǒ zhōngyú mǎi dào piào le! I finally managed to get a ticket!

这个颜色很难买到。 Zhège yánsè hěn nán mǎi dào. This color is very hard to find/buy.

你买到你想要的东西了吗？ Nǐ mǎi dào nǐ xiǎng yào de dōngxi le ma? Did you manage to buy the things you wanted?

那本书现在买不到了。 Nà běn shū xiànzài mǎi bu dào le. That book can't be bought anywhere now.

Collocations

Memory Hook

买 (buy) + 到 (reach/arrive) = your shopping action reached the goal. 到 is the moment the item lands in your hands.