Chinese word

砍价

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǎn jià

Meaning

  • verbbargain

Example

这家店的东西可以砍价吗？zhè jiā diàn de dōng xī ké yǐ kǎn jià ma

Can you bargain over the items at this store?

Illustration for 砍价 (bargain)

More examples

在市场我跟老板砍价，最后便宜了五块。zài shì chǎng wǒ gēn láo bǎn kǎn jià zuì hòu pián yi le wǔ kuài

At the market, I bargained with the owner, and in the end it was five yuan cheaper.

Core concept

A seller's price is treated as a number that negotiation can lower before the purchase is settled.

Common phrases

  • 在市场砍价zài shì chǎng kǎn jià

    bargain at the market

  • 和老板砍价hé láo bǎn kǎn jià

    bargain with the owner

  • 不会砍价bú huì kǎn jià

    cannot bargain

Similar words

还价huán jià: Respond to a quoted price by proposing another amount.
讲价jiǎng jià: Ask a seller through discussion to lower the price of an item.
压价yā jià: Pressure a seller to reduce the price before the sale is settled.

Definition in Chinese

在买卖场合以语言或行为改变卖方标价，使成交价格低于原标价的口语动词。zài mǎi mài chǎng hé yǐ yǔ yán huò xíng wéi gǎi biàn mài fāng biāo jià shǐ chéng jiāo jià gé dī yú yuán biāo jià de kóu yǔ dòng cí

Word origin

砍价 (kǎnjià, "bargain") combines 砍 (kǎn, "chop") with 价 (jià, "price"), using the image of chopping pieces off the amount first named by the seller.

Usage tips

  • In a street market, the first amount may be open to discussion, while a displayed price in a supermarket is normally treated as fixed.

Other meanings

  • negotiateverb

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