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估价 (gū jià) — to appraise, to evaluate (the price or value of something); (noun) appraised price, valuation

Definition

估价 (gū jià) is a verb meaning to appraise or estimate the value of something, especially property, art, or goods. It can also be used as a noun for the resulting valuation itself.

verb
to appraiseto evaluate (the price or value of something)
noun
appraised pricevaluation

Examples

  • 估价。
    Wǒ men xū yào gěi zhè zuò lǎo fáng zi gū jià.
    We need to appraise this old house.
  • ？
    Nǐ néng gěi zhè fú huà gū gè jià ma?
    Can you appraise this painting?
  • 估价。
    Mài jiā de gū jià bǐ yù qī dī hěn duō.
    The seller's valuation is much lower than expected.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

估gūappraise
价jiàprice

估 (appraise) and 价 (price) mean appraising the price.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ估gū
Same sound today

The left part 亻 is a person; the right part 古 gives 估 its sound.

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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
人人rén
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.

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Appears in
Business & Commerce

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