haggle over price; set terms
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to haggle over price; to bargain
informalLiterally refers to negotiating prices when buying goods, often in markets or informal settings.
Zài在
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
mǎi买
cài菜
，
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
shì是
cháng常
shì事
。
Bargaining over prices is common when buying vegetables at the market.
Tā他
bù不
huì会
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
，
zǒng总
shì是
àn按
biāo标
jià价
fù付
qián钱
。
He doesn't know how to bargain; he always pays the marked price.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
hěn很
guì贵
，
wǒ我
shì试
zhe着
gēn跟
lǎo老
bǎn板
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
。
This piece of clothing is expensive; I'm trying to haggle with the boss.
verb
to set terms; to make demands (when accepting a task or in negotiations)
neutralUsed metaphorically to describe setting conditions or making demands before agreeing to something.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
tā他
kěn肯
dìng定
yào要
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
。
This job is too hard; he's definitely going to set some terms.
Tán谈
pàn判
hái还
méi没
kāi开
shǐ始
，
duì对
fāng方
jiù就
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
le了
。
The negotiations haven't even started, and the other side is already making demands.
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Ràng让
tā他
bāng帮
máng忙
kě可
yǐ以
，
dàn但
tā他
kě可
néng能
huì会
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
，
yāo要
qiú求
tí提
gāo高
dài待
yù遇
。
It's okay to ask him for help, but he might set terms, like asking for better treatment.