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平价 (píng jià) — reasonably priced; inexpensive; (noun, finance) parity; (verb) to keep prices down; to stabilize prices

Definition

平价 is more formal/written than 便宜 and often describes policy or market-level 'fair, moderate pricing' (e.g. 平价商店). 廉价 is a stronger, more negative 'cheap' suggesting low quality.

verb
reasonably pricedinexpensive(noun, finance) parityto keep prices downto stabilize prices
Easily confused

Examples

  • 平价。
    Zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō píng jià fú zhuāng kě gōng xuǎn zé.
    There is a wide selection of reasonably priced clothing here.
  • 平价。
    Gòu mǎi lì píng jià shì jīng jì xué jiā guān zhù de wèn tí.
    Purchasing power parity is a topic economists focus on.
  • 平价，。
    Chāo shì nǔ lì píng jià shāng pǐn jià gé, xī yǐn gù kè.
    The supermarket works to keep product prices down to attract customers.

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.

平pínglevel
价jiàprice

平 (level) and 价 (price) combine to mean a price kept reasonable or even.

Characters in this word

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

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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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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