Chinese word

讲价

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎng jià

Meaning

  • verbbargain

Example

我会在市场上讲价。wǒ huì zài shì chǎng shàng jiǎng jià

I can bargain at the market.

Illustration for 讲价 (bargain)

More examples

买二手家具时，我会和卖家讲价。mǎi èr shǒu jiā jù shí wǒ huì hé mài jiā jiǎng jià

When I buy secondhand furniture, I bargain with the seller.

Core concept

A buyer and seller use conversation to test and adjust a price before the sale is settled.

Common phrases

  • 和小贩讲价hé xiǎo fàn jiǎng jià

    bargain with a street vendor

  • 跟卖家讲价gēn mài jiā jiǎng jià

    bargain with the seller

Similar words

讨价还价tǎo jià huán jià: Bargaining through a back-and-forth exchange in which the buyer and seller offer and adjust prices.
砍价kǎn jià: Pressing a seller to lower the stated price, often firmly.

Definition in Chinese

就商品或服务的价格与对方商量，试图使价格降低的行为或过程。jiù shāng pǐn huò fú wù de jià gé yǔ duì fāng shāng liáng shì tú shǐ jià gé jiàng dī de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound 讲价 (jiǎngjià, "talk over a price") joins 讲 (jiǎng, "speak") with 价 (jià, "price"), so its parts directly show a spoken price negotiation.

Usage tips

  • The word can cover the whole price discussion even when the seller does not lower the price, so it does not promise a successful deal.

Other meanings

  • negotiateverb
  • ask for a discountverb

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