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低廉 (dī lián) — cheap, low-priced

Definition

adjective
cheaplow-priced

Examples

  • 低廉。
    Zhè ge chāo shì de shāng pǐn jià gé fēi cháng dī lián.
    The prices of goods in this supermarket are very low.
  • 低廉，。
    Yīn wèi chéng běn dī lián, suǒ yǐ chǎn pǐn de shòu jià yě hěn dī.
    Because the costs are low, the product's selling price is also very low.
  • 低廉。
    Tā men zhǎo dào le dī lián de láo dòng lì zī yuán.
    They found low-cost labor resources.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

低dīlow
廉liáncheap

低 is low and 廉 is cheap, together expressing 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.

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.

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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
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
兼
兼jiān廉lián
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

廉 pairs 广 with 兼; 兼 supplies the sound.

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