Definition
原价 is a business/economics noun with two common meanings depending on context. The most frequent use is 'original price' — the listed price before a discount (e.g., 原价100元, now 80元). It can also mean 'cost price' or 'production cost' (the price the seller paid to produce or acquire the item). In wholesale or inventory contexts, it may refer to 'wholesale price' or 'prime cost'. The specific sense is usually clear from the surrounding words (e.g., 原价出售 'sell at cost', 低于原价 'below original price').
n.
original price (before discount)cost pricewholesale priceproduction cost
Examples
- 原价，。Zhè jiàn yīfu de yuán jià shì wǔbǎi yuán, xiànzài zhǐ mài sānbǎi.The original price of this piece of clothing was 500 yuan, but now it's only 300.
- 原价。Pīfāshāng yǐ yuán jià de sān bèi jiàgé mài gěi língshòushāng.Wholesalers sell to retailers at three times the cost price.
- 原价，。Zhè pī huò de yuán jià tài gāo, wǒmen zhuàn bù dào qián.The production cost of this batch is too high; we can't make a profit.
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