starting price; reserve price
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to start selling or calculating from a certain price
Commonly used in real estate, wholesale, and commodity pricing to indicate the minimum price at which sales begin.
Zhè这
tào套
fáng房
zi子
měi每
píng平
fāng方
mǐ米
bā八
qiān千
bā八
bǎi百
yuán元
qǐ起
jià价
。
This house starts at 8,800 yuan per square meter.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
píng苹
guǒ果
qǐ起
jià价
měi每
jīn斤
wǔ五
yuán元
。
This type of apple starts at 5 yuan per jin.
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Pī批
fā发
de的
huà话
，
qǐ起
jià价
shì是
yī一
bǎi百
jiàn件
。
For wholesale, the minimum order starts at 100 pieces.
noun
starting price; reserve price; opening bid
Often synonymous with 起步价 (qǐbùjià). Represents the minimum acceptable price in auctions, bidding, or real estate listings.
Gāi该
pāi拍
pǐn品
de的
qǐ起
jià价
wéi为
liǎng两
wàn万
yuán元
。
The reserve price for this lot is 20,000 yuan.
Zhè这
tào套
gōng公
yù寓
de的
qǐ起
jià价
shì是
yī一
bǎi百
wàn万
。
The starting price for this apartment is one million.
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Pāi拍
mài卖
huì会
shàng上
，
zhè这
jiàn件
cí瓷
qì器
de的
qǐ起
jià价
hěn很
gāo高
。
At the auction, the opening bid for this porcelain was very high.
Qǐ起
jià价
tōng通
cháng常
jiù就
shì是
mài卖
jiā家
yuàn愿
yì意
jiē接
shòu受
de的
zuì最
dī低
jià价
gé格
。
The reserve price is usually the lowest price the seller is willing to accept.