实价 (shí jià) — actual price; net price

Definition

实价 (shíjià) is the real, final price you actually pay — after discounts, fees, or shipping — as opposed to a listed or marked price. It often contrasts with the sticker price rather than market value.

noun
actual pricenet price
Easily confused

Examples

  • 实价。
    Zhè jiā diàn de dōng xī shí jià hěn hé lǐ.
    The actual prices at this store are very reasonable.
  • 实价。
    Nǐ yīng gāi àn zhào biāo chū de shí jià fù kuǎn.
    You should pay according to the listed actual price.
  • ，实价。
    Wǎng shàng de jià gé kàn qǐ lái dī, dàn jiā le yùn fèi hòu de shí jià gèng gāo.
    The online price looks low, but the actual price after shipping is higher.

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.

实shíactual
价jiàprice

实 gives the idea of actual or real, and 价 is price, so the word means the actual price.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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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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