市价 (shì jià) — market price, ruling price | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

market priceruling price

Examples

市价？
Zhè ge shāng pǐn mù qián shì jià shì duō shǎo?
What is the current market price for this product?
，市价。
Shòu gōng qiú yǐng xiǎng, shì jià bō dòng hěn dà.
Affected by supply and demand, the market price fluctuates greatly.
市价。
Wǒ men àn shì jià chū shòu zhè pī huò wù.
We are selling this batch of goods at the market 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.

The 价 (price) is a 市 (market) 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

兮兮xībustling

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī市shì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

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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