原价 (yuán jià) — original price (before discount); cost price, wholesale price, production cost
Definition
原价 is the price before a discount, OR the cost/wholesale price a seller pays. From the buyer's view it's the 'original' sticker price; in trade it means 'cost' — context decides which.
noun
original price (before discount)cost pricewholesale priceproduction cost
Examples
- 原价，。Zhè jiàn yī fu de yuán jià shì wǔ bǎi yuán, xiàn zài zhī mài sān bǎi.The original price of this piece of clothing was 500 yuan, but now it's only 300.
- 原价。Pī fā shāng yǐ yuán jià de sān bèi jià gé mài gěi líng shòu shāng.Wholesalers sell to retailers at three times the cost price.
- 原价，。Zhè pī huò de yuán jià tài gāo, wǒ men zhuàn bú dào qián.The production cost of this batch is too high; we can't make a profit.
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