bargain; haggle over price
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to haggle; to bargain; to negotiate a lower price
informalAn informal, vivid expression for bargaining, common in markets, bazaars, and informal shopping situations. Literally 'to chop the price'.
Wǒ我
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
dōng东
xī西
shí时
，
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huān欢
hé和
tān摊
zhǔ主
kǎn砍
jià价
。
When I buy things at the market, I always like to bargain with the vendor.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
biāo标
jià价
wǔ5
bǎi0
kuài0
wǒ块
，
kǎn我
dào砍
le到
sān了
bǎi3
wǔ5
shí0
kuài块
。
The clothes were marked 500 yuan, and I haggled the price down to 350 yuan.
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Tā他
bù不
huì会
kǎn砍
jià价
，
jīng经
cháng常
mǎi买
guì贵
le了
dōng东
xī西
。
He doesn't know how to bargain and often overpays.
Hé和
shāng商
jiā家
kǎn砍
jià价
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lè乐
qù趣
。
Bargaining with merchants can be a kind of fun.