优惠 (yōu huì) — (adjective) preferential; discounted; favorable

Definition

An adjective meaning 'discounted / preferential' — modifies prices or terms (优惠价格), unlike the noun 折扣 which is the discount amount itself.

adjective

preferentialdiscountedfavorable

优惠，。
Zhè jiā cān tīng yǒu yōu huì huó dòng, mǎi yī sòng yī.
This restaurant has a promotion: buy one get one free.
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Yòng huì yuán kǎ kě yǐ xiǎng shòu yōu huì jià gé.
You can enjoy a discounted price with your membership card.
优惠。
Xiàn zài mǎi zhè jiàn yī fu yǒu bǎi fēn zhī shí de yōu huì.
There is a ten percent discount on this piece of clothing now.

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.

优yōuexcellent; favorable

惠huìbenefit; favor

优 suggests excellent or favorable, while 惠 suggests benefit or favor; together they describe especially beneficial terms.

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 優; 优 is its simplified writing.

亻憂優

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

憂

憂yōu優yōu

Same sound today

The traditional form 優 combines 亻 (人, person) with 憂 for the sound; the simplified 优 is a later abbreviation.

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

惠 combines 叀, which gives the sound, with 心 (heart).

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