标价 (biāo jià) — marked price; list price (the price displayed o…

Definition

The price printed on a tag, shelf, or product page — the listed selling price, not a negotiated one.

noun

marked pricelist price (the price displayed on a product or tag)

标价？
Zhè jiàn yī fu de biāo jià shì duō shǎo?
What is the marked price of this piece of clothing?
标价。
Huò jià shàng de biāo jià yǐ jīng gēng xīn le.
The marked price on the shelf has already been updated.
标价。
Wǎng shàng de biāo jià bǐ shí tǐ diàn pián yi hěn duō.
The list price online is much cheaper than in physical stores.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

“标” means mark and “价” means price, together naming the price marked or the act of marking it.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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

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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