How to say “value for money” in Chinese
value for money
“Value for money” in Chinese is 性价比, xìng jià bǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
性价比 is read xìng jià bǐ: 3 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, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 生 shēng “be born”: what you're given at birth. Sounds the same as 姓.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.
Two people standing side by side are being compared.
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 “性价比”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 性价比. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这款手机性价比很高。zhèkuǎnshǒujīxìngjiàbǐhěngāoThis phone model is great value for money.
More words from the lesson “Pricey, but worth it”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “value for money” in Chinese?
“Value for money” in Chinese is 性价比, pinyin xìngjiàbǐ.
What does 性价比 mean?
性价比 (xìngjiàbǐ) means “value for money”.
How do you write 性价比?
性价比 is 3 characters: 性 (xìng) — nature, property; sex; 价 (jià) — price; 比 (bǐ) — compare. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 性价比?
性价比 is read xìngjiàbǐ. Tones: xìng — fourth tone, jià — fourth tone, bǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“value for money” in the lesson “Pricey, but worth it”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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