How to say “cheap” in Chinese
cheap
“Cheap” in Chinese is 便宜, pián yi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
便宜 is read pián yi: 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
In other words it is read biàn, “convenient”.
In 便宜 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “便宜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 便宜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 便宜一点儿吧。piányiyìdiǎnrbaMake it a bit cheaper.
- 有点儿贵便宜一点儿吧yǒudiǎnrguì,piányiyìdiǎnrbaIt's a bit pricey, make it a bit cheaper.
- 这家店的东西很便宜zhèjiādiàndedōngxihěnpiányiEverything in this shop is cheap.
- 有的贵有的便宜yǒudeguì,yǒudepiányiSome are expensive, others are cheap.
- 太贵了便宜一点儿吧tàiguìle,piányiyìdiǎnrbaToo expensive, make it a bit cheaper.
- 这个蛋糕又好吃又便宜。zhègedàngāoyòuhǎochīyòupiányiThis cake is both tasty and cheap.
More words from the lesson “Expensive and cheap”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cheap” in Chinese?
“Cheap” in Chinese is 便宜, pinyin piányi.
What does 便宜 mean?
便宜 (piányi) means “cheap”.
How do you write 便宜?
便宜 is 2 characters: 便 (pián) — part of “cheap”; 宜 (yí) — suitable. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 便宜?
便宜 is read piányi. Tones: pián — second tone, yi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cheap” in the lesson “Expensive and cheap”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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