买一加一
English translation: buy one get one free
| 17:33 Sep 21, 2015 |
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| 5 +1 | buy one get one free |
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| 4 | Two for the price of one |
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| 3 | A possible play on words |
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2 hrs confidence: 
Two for the price of one Explanation: I think 买一加一 means customers can get one item free after buying another from a store. These two items may not be the same kind of products. For example, customers may get one bag of rice free after buying one bottle of peanut oil. Link: http://www.nipic.com/show/7211628.html |
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1buy one get one free Explanation: 买一送一与买一加一 是一回事，都是广告上整天喊的： buy one get one free |
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14 hrs confidence:
A possible play on words Explanation: This could possibly be a play on words or a "文字游戏". According to this entrance on Baidu (which also refers to the sale of alcohol) it means "buy 2, pay for 2". (就是你买2瓶，花2份钱。商家的文字游戏) It's something to consider as 买一送一 is so ubiquitous there must be a reason they didn't use it. Reference: http://zhidao.baidu.com/link?url=C_wMQejAiDQA5oHaO4n8-b7zlRk... |
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