How to say “price” in Chinese
price, cost (to pay)
“Price” in Chinese is 代价, dài jià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
代价 is read dài jià: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”: one person takes another's place. It hints at the sound of 袋 dài.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “代价”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 代价. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 成功是要付出代价的chénggōngshìyàofùchūdàijiàdeSuccess comes at a price.
More words from the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “price” in Chinese?
“Price” in Chinese is 代价, pinyin dàijià.
What does 代价 mean?
代价 (dàijià) means “price, cost (to pay)”.
How do you write 代价?
代价 is 2 characters: 代 (dài) — replace; era, generation; 价 (jià) — price. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 代价?
代价 is read dàijià. Tones: dài — fourth tone, jià — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“price” in the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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