廉价品 (lián jià pǐn) — cheap goods; bargain items

Definition

noun

cheap goodsbargain items

Measure word · 件

廉价品。
Zhè jiā shāng diàn mài de dōu shì lián jià pǐn.
This store sells only cheap goods.
廉价品。
Tā zài dǎ zhé qū zhǎo dào le hěn duō lián jià pǐn.
She found many bargain items in the clearance section.
廉价品，。
Suī rán zhè xiē lián jià pǐn jià gé dī, dàn zhì liàng hái bú cuò.
Although these cheap goods are low-priced, the quality is still decent.

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.

廉价cheap

偏正Modifier + head

廉 means cheap and 价 means price, while 品 means goods, together naming cheap items or bargains.

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.

广兼廉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

兼

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

廉 pairs 广 with 兼; 兼 supplies the sound.

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

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.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.