Chinese word

估价

Pronunciation

Pinyingū jià

Meaning

  • verbestimate

Example

我们先给你的车估价一下。wǒ men xiān gěi nǐ de chē gū jià yí xià

First, we estimate the value of your car.

Illustration for 估价 (estimate)

More examples

银行需要先对房产估价才能放款。yín háng xū yào xiān duì fáng chǎn gū jià cái néng fàng kuǎn

The bank must appraise the property before it can issue a loan.

Core concept

A reasoned guess at what something is worth, usually expressed as a likely price.

Common phrases

  • 给车估价gěi chē gū jià

    appraise a car

  • 对房子估价duì fáng zi gū jià

    appraise a house

  • 请专家估价qǐng zhuān jiā gū jià

    ask an expert to appraise

Similar words

估计gū jì: Making a rough guess about a number or degree from information and circumstances.
报价bào jià: Quoting a price for a sale or service to the other party.
估算gū suàn: Calculating an approximate amount or quantity from materials or data.

Definition in Chinese

以经验、比较或计算的方法对某物的价值作出大致判断并给出价格估算。yǐ jīng yàn bǐ jiào huò jì suàn de fāng fǎ duì mǒu wù de jià zhí zuò chū dà zhì pàn duàn bìng gěi chū jià gé gū suàn

Word origin

估 (gū, "estimate roughly") + 价 (jià, "price") forms a compound for judging an item's probable price.

Usage tips

  • In everyday use, this word often gives an early approximate figure, while inspection or detailed calculation can determine the final amount later.

Other meanings

  • appraiseverb
  • evaluateverb

Related words

  • 估价师gū jià shīappraisernoun
  • 估价单gū jià dānappraisal formnoun
  • 估价费gū jià fèiappraisal feenoun

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