Chinese word

物价

Pronunciation

Pinyinwù jià

Meaning

  • nounprices

Example

最近物价涨得很快。zuì jìn wù jià zhǎng de hěn kuài

Prices have gone up very quickly recently.

Illustration for 物价 (prices)

More examples

市场调查显示，物价波动明显。shì chǎng diào chá xiǎn shì wù jià bō dòng míng xiǎn

A market survey shows that price fluctuations are noticeable.

Core concept

A market-wide level created by the prices of many goods and services, which can rise, fall, or differ by place and time.

Common phrases

  • 物价上涨wù jià shàng zhǎng

    rising prices

  • 物价水平wù jià shuǐ píng

    price level

  • 稳定物价wěn dìng wù jià

    stabilize prices

  • 物价波动wù jià bō dòng

    price fluctuations

Similar words

价格jià gé: The stated money amount for a particular good or service.
价钱jià qián: The specific amount of money paid when buying something.
成本chéng běn: The money spent to make a product or provide a service.
通货膨胀tōng huò péng zhàng: A broad economic rise in prices caused by a fall in the value of money.

Definition in Chinese

表示市场上商品或服务的价格总体水平，也可用于比较不同时间或地区的价格高低。biǎo shì shì chǎng shàng shāng pǐn huò fú wù de jià gé zóng tí shuǐ píng yě kě yòng yú bǐ jiào bù tóng shí jiān huò dì qū de jià gé gāo dī

Word origin

物 (wù, "goods") + 价 (jià, "price") forms a word for the general level of prices in a market.

Usage tips

  • The noun 物价 (wùjià, "prices") describes a general level, so words meaning high, low, rising, or falling fit it better than a question about one item's exact amount.

Other meanings

  • pricenoun

Related words

  • 物价指数wù jià zhǐ shùprice indexnoun
  • 物价水平wù jià shuǐ píngprice levelnoun

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