Chinese word

要价

Pronunciation

Pinyinyào jià

Meaning

  • nounasking price

Example

商店的要价比网上的贵很多。shāng diàn de yào jià bǐ wǎng shàng de guì hěn duō

The store's asking price is much higher than the online price.

Illustration for 要价 (asking price)

More examples

买家最后接受了卖方的要价。mǎi jiā zuì hòu jiē shòu le mài fāng de yào jià

The buyer finally accepted the seller's asking price.

Core concept

The figure a seller puts forward to show what the transaction is expected to bring in.

Common phrases

  • 要价合理yào jià hé lǐ

    reasonable asking price

  • 卖方的要价mài fāng de yào jià

    seller's asking price

  • 接受要价jiē shòu yào jià

    accept the asking price

Similar words

报价bào jià: A specific amount quoted by a seller or business for a product, service, or deal.
出价chū jià: The amount a buyer or participant offers and is willing to pay in a deal or auction.
定价dìng jià: The official price a business sets for selling a product or service.
价钱jià qián: The everyday spoken term for the price of a product or service.

Definition in Chinese

商家口头或书面提出的期望收取的金额，常用来表示交易或报价时的提示价格。shāng jiā kǒu tóu huò shū miàn tí chū de qī wàng shōu qǔ de jīn é cháng yòng lái biǎo shì jiāo yì huò bào jià shí de tí shì jià gé

Word origin

要 (yào, "want or request") + 价 (jià, "price") names the price a seller asks for in a deal.

Usage tips

  • A shop can use this word for a figure printed on a sign or stated aloud, so it belongs in both face-to-face shopping and price comparisons.

Other meanings

  • set a priceverb

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