huánjià

还价

Word · VerbTraditional還價

counteroffer; bargain

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to make a counteroffer; to bargain

informal

常与“讨价”连用,构成“讨价还价”。是市场、商店等交易场合的常用口语。

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
biāo标
jià价
wǔ5
bǎi0
nǐ0
 ,
kě你
yǐ可
shì以
zhe试
huán着
jià还
dào价
sān到
bǎi3
wǔ5
shí0
 。

This piece of clothing is marked 500; you can try to bargain it down to 350.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
kāi开
jià价
tài太
gāo高
le了
 ,
wǒ我
děi得
huán还
huan还
jià价
 。

The shop owner's asking price is too high; I have to haggle a bit.

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Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
 ,
bù不
huán还
jià价
kě可
néng能
huì会
chī吃
kuī亏
 。

When shopping in traditional markets, you might lose out if you don't bargain.

Wǒ我
chū出
jià价
yī1
bǎi0
tā0
 ,
huán他
jià还
bā价
shí8
zuì0
 ,
hòu最
wǒ后
men我
yǐ们
jiǔ以
shí9
chéng0
jiāo成
 交
 。

I offered 100, he countered with 80, and we finally settled on 90.