天价 (tiān jià) — sky-high price

Definition

Examples

• 这件古董拍出了天价。
  Zhè jiàn gǔ dǒng pāi chū le tiān jià.
  This antique fetched a sky-high price.
• 旅游区一瓶水就卖出了天价。
  Lǚ yóu qū yì píng shuǐ jiù mài chū le tiān jià.
  In the tourist area, a bottle of water is sold at a sky-high price.
• 虽然他有不少钱，但也不会被天价吓到。
  Suī rán tā yǒu bù shǎo qián, dàn yě bú huì bèi tiān jià xià dào.
  Although he has quite a bit of money, he won't be scared off by a sky-high price.

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