够本 (gòu běn) — to break even, to cover the cost; (figurative) to be worthwhile, to be advantageous

Definition

Examples

• 这批货我们只卖了够本，没赚钱。
  Zhè pī huò wǒ men zhī mài le gòu běn, méi zhuàn qián.
  We sold this batch of goods just at break-even, no profit.
• 这次交易我们够了本，不亏也不赚。
  Zhè cì jiāo yì wǒ men gòu le běn, bù kuī yě bú zhuàn.
  This deal we covered costs — neither lost nor made money.
• 用这个价格买到这样好的东西，真够本。
  Yòng zhè ge jià gé mǎi dào zhè yàng hǎo de dōng xī, zhēn gòu běn.
  Getting such a good thing at this price is really worth it.