价格 (jià gé) — price

Definition

The standard word for 'price,' neutral and formal enough for both everyday and written use. In casual speech, 价钱 is more common; 价位 refers to a price range rather than a single amount.

noun
price
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 价格？
    Zhè jiàn yī fu de jià gé shì duō shǎo?
    What is the price of this piece of clothing?
  • 价格。
    Nà jiā chāo shì de jià gé bǐ zhè jiā pián yi.
    That supermarket's price is cheaper than this one.
  • 价格，。
    Wǒ jué de zhè ge jià gé hěn hé lǐ, kě yǐ mǎi.
    I think this price is very reasonable and affordable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

价jiàprice
格géprice/value

价 and 格 both refer to price or value, so together they mean 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
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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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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè格gé
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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