huǎngjià

谎价

Word · NounTraditional謊價

bluff price; inflated asking price

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

inflated asking price; bluff price

informal

指商家为了留有讨价还价空间或获取更高利润而故意标高的价格。常用于可以还价的交易场合,如集市、小店或古董市场。

Tā他
zài在
xiǎo小
tān摊
shàng上
mǎi买
shǒu手
chuàn串
 ,
mài卖
jiā家
yào要
jià价
sān三
bǎi百
 ,
tā他
zhī知
dào道
kěn肯
dìng定
shì是
huǎng谎
jià价
 。

When he bought a bracelet at a street stall, the seller asked for three hundred, and he knew it must be an inflated price.

Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
dǒng董
diàn店
de的
biāo标
jià价
dōu都
shì是
huǎng谎
jià价
 ,
nǐ你
děi得
xué学
huì会
hěn狠
hěn狠
de地
kǎn砍
jià价
 。

The listed prices in this antique shop are all bluff prices; you have to learn to haggle aggressively.

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Bié别
zhí直
jiē接
jiē接
shòu受
tā他
de的
kāi开
jià价
 ,
nà那
zhǐ只
shì是
ge个
huǎng谎
jià价
 。

Don't accept his opening price directly; it's just a bluff.