Definition
平价 (píng jià) means 'reasonably priced' or 'at a fair price' – it suggests a moderate, fair price rather than just cheap. It is more formal than the everyday 便宜 (pián yi) and less about 'low cost' than 廉价 (lián jià). As a noun it also means 'parity' (e.g. purchasing power parity), and as a verb it means 'to stabilize prices'.
verb
reasonably pricedinexpensive(noun, finance) parityto keep prices downto stabilize prices
Easily confused
- 评价píng jiàsound-alike(verb) to evaluate, to assess
Examples
- 平价。Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō píng jià fúzhuāng kě gōng xuǎnzé.There is a wide selection of reasonably priced clothing here.
- 平价。Gòumǎilì píng jià shì jīngjìxuéjiā guānzhù de wèntí.Purchasing power parity is a topic economists focus on.
- 平价，。Chāoshì nǔlì píng jià shāngpǐn jiàgé, xīyǐn gùkè.The supermarket works to keep product prices down to attract customers.
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