半价 (bàn jià) — half price | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

half price

Examples

半价。
Zhè jiàn yī fu xiàn zài dǎ bàn jià.
This piece of clothing is now sold at half price.
半价。
Chāo shì lǐ de shuǐ guǒ dōu àn bàn jià chū shòu.
The fruits in the supermarket are all sold at half price.
半价？
Nǐ néng gěi wǒ bàn jià ma?
Can you give me half 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.

半 (half) and 价 (price) combine to mean half of the usual price.

Characters in this word

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

八八bāto divide
牛牛niúcow

The shape pairs 八 (to divide) with 牛 (cow), showing a cow cut into two halves.

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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