便宜 piányi cheap
How to remember 便宜: 便 convenient + 宜 appropriate = cheap.
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How it is used
- Cheap, inexpensive - 太便宜了! (tài piányi le) so cheap! The opposite of 贵 (guì, expensive), 太贵了 (tài guì le) too expensive.
- Haggling line: 便宜一点儿吧 (piányi yìdiǎnr ba) make it a bit cheaper.
- Watch the reading: here it's piányi; the same characters read biànyí mean 'convenient/expedient' (占便宜 take advantage).
Example sentences
- 它真的很便宜。 Tā zhēnde hěn piányi.It is really cheap.
- 这件衣服很便宜。 Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piányi.These clothes are very cheap.
- 这个相机很便宜。 Zhège xiàngjī hěn piányi.This camera is cheap.