平价 (píng jià) — reasonably priced; inexpensive; (noun, finance) parity; (verb) to keep prices down; to stabilize prices
Definition
平价 is more formal/written than 便宜 and often describes policy or market-level 'fair, moderate pricing' (e.g. 平价商店). 廉价 is a stronger, more negative 'cheap' suggesting low quality.
verb
reasonably pricedinexpensive(noun, finance) parityto keep prices downto stabilize prices
Easily confused
Examples
- 平价。Zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō píng jià fú zhuāng kě gōng xuǎn zé.There is a wide selection of reasonably priced clothing here.
- 平价。Gòu mǎi lì píng jià shì jīng jì xué jiā guān zhù de wèn tí.Purchasing power parity is a topic economists focus on.
- 平价，。Chāo shì nǔ lì píng jià shāng pǐn jià gé, xī yǐn gù kè.The supermarket works to keep product prices down to attract customers.
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