bargain; haggle over price
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to bargain; to haggle; to negotiate price
informalOften used in markets or when purchasing goods or services. The optional "儿" suffix (讲价儿 jiǎngjiàr) indicates a more colloquial, northern dialect register.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
tài太
guì贵
le了
，
wǒ我
néng能
jiǎng讲
jiang讲
jià价
ma吗
？
This piece of clothing is too expensive, can I bargain a bit?
Tā他
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
hěn很
huì会
jiǎng讲
jià价
，
zǒng总
néng能
mǎi买
dào到
pián便
yi宜
de的
。
He is very good at bargaining when shopping and always gets things cheap.
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Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
jià价
le了
，
zhè这
shì是
zuì最
dī低
jià价
。
Don't haggle with me, this is the lowest price.
Zài在
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
jiǎng讲
jià价
r儿
shì是
cháng常
shì事
。
Bargaining is common in the wet market.