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出价 (chū jià) — to bid, to make an offer (in an auction or negotiation)

Definition

Verb meaning 'to bid / name a price,' used mostly in auctions or purchase negotiations. Pairs with 出 (to put forward) + 价 (price); typically used of the buyer's side, not the seller's asking price.

verb
to bidto make an offer (in an auction or negotiation)

Examples

  • 。
    Tā zài pāi mài huì shàng chū le yí gè hěn gāo de jià.
    He made a very high bid at the auction.
  • ？
    Nǐ duì zhè fú huà chū jià duō shǎo?
    How much are you bidding for this painting?
  • ，。
    Rú guǒ méi rén zài chū jià, zhè fú huà jiù guī nǐ le.
    If no one bids again, this painting is yours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

出chūput out
价jiàprice

出 means to put out and 价 means price, so putting out a price is bidding.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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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
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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