廉价 liánjià cheaply-priced
cheaply-priced; low-cost
How to remember 廉价: 廉 upright + 价 price = cheaply-priced.
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How it is used
- Cheap / low-cost - 廉价商品 (liánjià shāngpǐn) cheap goods; 廉价劳动力 (liánjià láodònglì) cheap labor.
- Often carries a faintly negative 'cheap and low-grade' overtone, and figuratively 'cheap/worthless': 廉价的同情 (liánjià de tóngqíng) cheap sympathy.
- Contrast 便宜 (piányi), neutral-to-positive 'inexpensive/a good deal'; and 平价, 'affordable' without the disdain.