提价 (tí jià) — to raise prices, to increase prices | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to raise prices', usually used for businesses, suppliers, or markets raising what they charge. 提 can detach before the object 价 (提价 → 提了两次价).

verb

to raise pricesto increase prices

Examples

提价。
Zhè jiā chāo shì zuì jìn yòu tí jià le.
This supermarket has raised prices again recently.
。
Gōng yìng shāng jīn nián tí le liǎng cì jià.
The supplier raised prices twice this year.
提价。
Tīng shuō qì yóu xià ge yuè yào tí jià.
I heard gasoline prices are going up next month.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

“提” means raise and “价” means price, together describing raising prices.

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.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

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

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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.

Appears in

Business & Commerce Money & Currency

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