Chinese word

加价

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā jià

Meaning

  • verbraise prices

Example

商店又加价了。shāng diàn yòu jiā jià le

The store raised prices again.

Illustration for 加价 (raise prices)

More examples

这家店最近对蔬菜加价了。zhè jiā diàn zuì jìn duì shū cài jiā jià le

This store recently raised vegetable prices.

Core concept

A seller adds an amount to the starting price, making the final charge higher.

Common phrases

  • 对商品加价duì shāng pǐn jiā jià

    raise the price of goods

  • 偷偷加价tōu tōu jiā jià

    secretly raise the price

  • 加价出售jiā jià chū shòu

    sell with a markup

Similar words

涨价zhǎng jià: Become higher across a market because demand and supply have changed.
提价tí jià: Set a higher listed price for a product or service.
哄抬hōng tái: Unfairly drive prices higher and sell goods or services at inflated rates.

Definition in Chinese

对商品或服务提高标价或加收额外费用，使出售价格超过原先水平。duì shāng pǐn huò fú wù tí gāo biāo jià huò jiā shōu é wài fèi yòng shǐ chū shòu jià gé chāo guò yuán xiān shuǐ píng

Word origin

加价 (jiājià, "add price") combines 加 (jiā, "add") with 价 (jià, "price"), directly naming an increase attached to the original charge.

Usage tips

  • This verb can cover both a changed price tag and an extra fee added at checkout, so it is useful when discussing why the final bill exceeds an earlier quote.

Other meanings

  • add a markupverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 加价费jiā jià fèisurchargenoun

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