低价 (dī jià) — low price | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun meaning a 'low price' (the deal, not the goods). Pairs with 高价 as its opposite; compare 价格/价钱, which mean 'price' in general rather than low or high.

noun

low price

Examples

低价。
Wǒ xiǎng yǐ dī jià gòu mǎi zhè tái diàn nǎo.
I want to buy this computer at a low price.
低价。
Zhè jiā shāng diàn de dī jià shāng pǐn hěn shòu huān yíng.
The low-price goods at this store are very popular.
低价。
Tā huā le yí gè dī jià jiù bǎ chē mài le.
He sold the car at a low price.

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.

低 modifies 价, giving the idea of a low 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.

亻氐低

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman, person

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī低dī

Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

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

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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HSK 3.0 Level 4 Money & Currency

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