价位 (jià wèi) — price level; price range | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

价位 refers to the price range or tier of a product, not a single price. Unlike 价格 (the specific price of something), 价位 describes where something falls — high, mid, or low. Pairs naturally with 偏高/偏低/中等.

noun

price levelprice range

Examples

价位，。
Zhè jiā cān tīng de jià wèi piān gāo, dàn wèi dào hěn hǎo.
This restaurant's price level is on the high side, but the food tastes great.
价位。
Bù tóng jià wèi de shāng pǐn shì hé bù tóng de xiāo fèi zhě.
Products at different price levels suit different consumers.
，价位。
Mǎi fáng shí, jià wèi shì yí gè zhòng yào de kǎo lǜ yīn sù.
When buying a house, the price level is an important factor to consider.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The senses of 价 as price and 位 as level combine to mean a price range.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

人介价

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè价jiè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

价 pairs 人 (person) with 介, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì位wèi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

位 combines 人 (man), related to people, with 立, which gives the sound. It was often simply written as 立.

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