Chinese word

价格

Pronunciation

Pinyinjià gé

Meaning

  • nounprice

Example

你能告诉我这双鞋的价格吗？nǐ néng gào sù wǒ zhè shuāng xié de jià gé ma

Can you tell me the price of these shoes?

Illustration for 价格 (price)

More examples

这个商品在促销，价格比平时低。zhè ge shāng pǐn zài cù xiāo jià gé bǐ píng shí dī

This product is on sale, and its price is lower than usual.

Core concept

The amount of money that expresses what a product or service is worth.

Common phrases

  • 价格表jià gé biǎo

    price list

  • 价格便宜jià gé pián yi

    be inexpensive

  • 市场价格shì chǎng jià gé

    market price

Similar words

价钱jià qián: The amount of money paid for something in an everyday purchase.
费用fèi yòng: The total money spent on a service, process, or activity.
成本chéng běn: The total money spent to produce something, including materials and labor.

Definition in Chinese

商品或服务用货币表示的价值数额。shāng pǐn huò fú wù yòng huò bì biǎo shì de jià zhí shù é

Word origin

价 (jià, "value or price") + 格 (gé, "standard or measure") combines value with a standard, giving the word its sense of a stated monetary value.

Usage tips

  • In a shop, 多少钱 (duōshao qián, "how much money") is the natural everyday question, while the noun is more common in signs, listings, and formal wording.

Other meanings

  • feenoun
  • costnoun

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