How to say “price” in Chinese
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“Price” in Chinese is 价格, jià gé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
价格 is read jià gé: 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”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 各 gè hints at the sound.
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 “价格”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 价格. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家店的价格比较高。zhèjiādiàndejiàgébǐjiàogāoPrices in this store are rather high.
- 商品的价格一年比一年高。shāngpǐndejiàgéyìniánbǐyìniángāoPrices of goods get higher every year.
- 这两件毛衣的价格相同zhèliǎngjiànmáoyīdejiàgéxiāngtóngThese two sweaters are the same price.
- 跟去年相比，今年的价格高了很多。gēnqùniánxiāngbǐ,jīnniándejiàgégāolehěnduōCompared with last year, prices this year are much higher.
- 最近水果的价格下降了。zuìjìnshuǐguǒdejiàgéxiàjiàngleFruit prices have dropped lately.
- 我们应该降低价格wǒmenyīnggāijiàngdījiàgéWe should lower our prices.
More words from the lesson “Price and discounts”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “price” in Chinese?
“Price” in Chinese is 价格, pinyin jiàgé.
What does 价格 mean?
价格 (jiàgé) means “price”.
How do you write 价格?
价格 is 2 characters: 价 (jià) — price; 格 (gé) — square, box; standard. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 价格?
价格 is read jiàgé. Tones: jià — fourth tone, gé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“price” in the lesson “Price and discounts”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. 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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