---
title: "Dinggou Meaning: 订购 (dìnggòu) Means “to order”"
description: "订购 (traditional 訂購, dìnggòu) means “to order; to place an order for”. Hear its tones, see what 订 and 购 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dinggou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 订购 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

订购 dìnggòu

## to order; to place an order for

## Its characters

1. 订 dìng to book
2. 购 gòu to buy

## In a sentence

我在网上订购了两张机票。 I ordered two plane tickets online.

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## More words with 订 or 购

- [并购 bìnggòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/binggou)
- [采购 cǎigòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caigou)
- [订单 dìngdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingdan)
- [订阅 dìngyuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingyue)
- [购买 gòumǎi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/goumai)
- [购物 gòuwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gouwu)
- [签订 qiāndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianding)
- [收购 shōugòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shougou)
- [网购 wǎnggòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanggou)
- [修订 xiūdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiuding)

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