Chinese Conversation · Level 80
91 words
Chinese word
讨价还价
Pronunciation
Pinyintǎo jià huán jià
Meaning
- verbhaggle
Example
我喜欢在市场上讨价还价。wǒ xǐ huān zài shì chǎng shàng tǎo jià huán jià
I like haggling at the market.
More examples
他在二手平台上和卖家讨价还价，终于以更低的价格买到了自行车。tā zài èr shǒu píng tái shàng hé mài jiā tǎo jià huán jià zhōng yú yǐ gèng dī de jià gé mǎi dào le zì xíng chē
He haggled with the seller on a secondhand platform and finally bought the bicycle at a lower price.
Core concept
Two sides keep adjusting the amount by responding to each other's prices, with the goal of reaching a deal.
Common phrases
在网上跟卖家讨价还价zài wǎng shàng gēn mài jiā tǎo jià huán jià
haggle with a seller online
当面讨价还价dāng miàn tǎo jià huán jià
haggle face-to-face
Similar words
讲价jiǎng jià: Speaking with a seller to ask for a change in the price.
砍价kǎn jià: Strongly asking a seller to reduce the listed price.
还价huán jià: Answering a seller's price with a counteroffer of another amount.
Definition in Chinese
在买卖过程中通过互相出价和还价来调节价格，从而争取更低或更合适成交价的谈价行为。zài mǎi mài guò chéng zhōng tōng guò hù xiāng chū jià hé huán jià lái tiáo jié jià gé cóng ér zhēng qǔ gèng dī huò gèng hé shì chéng jiāo jià de tán jià xíng wéi
Word origin
The compound joins 讨 (tǎo, "seek") + 价 (jià, "price") with 还 (huán, "return") + 价 (jià, "price"), showing a price being requested and then answered with a counteroffer.
Usage tips
- The word fits casual buying situations such as markets and street stalls, whereas a fixed-price shop usually does not invite this kind of price discussion.
Other meanings
- bargainingnoun
- negotiateverb