定价 (dìng jià) — (verb) to set a price; to price; (noun) pricing… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

定价 (dìngjià) is the act of setting a price, used as both a verb and a noun. Unlike 价格/价钱 (the price itself), 定价 focuses on the decision: what price to charge.

verb

to set a priceto price

noun

pricingprice setting

Examples

定价。
Zhè jiā shāng diàn de dìng jià hěn hé lǐ.
The pricing at this store is very reasonable.
定价。
Gōng sī xū yào wèi zhè pī xīn chǎn pǐn dìng jià.
The company needs to set a price for this batch of new products.
定价。
dìng jià Guò gāo dǎo zhì xiāo liàng xià jiàng.
Excessively high pricing caused a drop in sales.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

定 gives setting, and 价 gives price; together they mean fixing a 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

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng定dìng

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

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Business & Commerce

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