批发价 (pī fā jià) — wholesale price | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wholesale price

批发价。
Zhè ge shāng diàn de pī fā jià hěn pián yi.
The wholesale price at this store is very cheap.
批发价，。
Nǐ rú guǒ xiǎng yào pī fā jià, jiù yào duō mǎi yì xiē.
If you want the wholesale price, you need to buy more.
，批发价。
Wǒ men mǎi dé duō, suǒ yǐ néng ná pī fā jià.
We bought a lot, so we can get the wholesale price.

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.

批发wholesale

批pībatch发fādistribute

偏正Modifier + head

批发, batch distribution, describes 价, price, giving a wholesale 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

Sound part声符shēngfú

比

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

批 puts 手 (hand) beside 比, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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.