How to say “price” in Chinese
price (colloq.)
“Price” in Chinese is 价钱, jià qian: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
价钱 is read jià qian: 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, 钅 “metal”.
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 “价钱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 价钱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件外套什么价钱？zhèjiànwàitàoshénmejiàqianHow much is this jacket?
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 价钱, pinyin jiàqian.
What does 价钱 mean?
价钱 (jiàqian) means “price (colloq.)”.
How do you write 价钱?
价钱 is 2 characters: 价 (jià) — price; 钱 (qián) — money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 价钱?
价钱 is read jiàqian. Tones: jià — fourth tone, qian — neutral 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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