Chinese Conversation · Level 4
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Chinese word
半价
Pronunciation
Pinyinbàn jià
Meaning
- adjectivehalf-price
Example
这双鞋现在半价，很划算zhè shuāng xié xiàn zài bàn jià hěn huá suàn
These shoes are now half-price, so they are a great deal.
More examples
博物馆给学生半价门票。bó wù guǎn gěi xué shēng bàn jià mén piào
The museum gives students half-price admission tickets.
Core concept
A price moves down to the halfway point of its former amount.
Common phrases
半价门票bàn jià mén piào
half-price admission tickets
半价折扣bàn jià zhé kòu
half-price discount
Similar words
五折wǔ zhé: Shows on a price tag or notice that the price is cut to 50 percent.
对折duì zhé: Expresses briefly that a product or service is offered for half its original price.
Definition in Chinese
以原价的一半出售的价格或状态。yǐ yuán jià de yí bàn chū shòu de jià gé huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
半价 (bànjià, "half-price") is a transparent compound of 半 (bàn, "half") and 价 (jià, "price"), so its form links the number one-half with the amount charged.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this adjective can label a product before the noun or describe its price after the subject, making it common on shop signs and in short spoken comments.
Related words
- 半价优惠bàn jià yōu huìhalf-price discountnoun