Meaning
price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman
Chinese: 价格、价值；也指价态。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 价 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 价值jià zhívalue; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- 价格jià géprice
- 评价píng jiàto evaluate; to assess
- 价钱jià qianprice
- 票价piào jiàticket price; fare; admission fee
Example Sentence
这件衣服的价钱很合理。Zhè jiàn yī fu de jià qián hěn hé lǐ.The price of this piece of clothing is very reasonable.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes的deof价钱jià qiánprice很hěnvery合理hé lǐrational。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 價. Read jià it means ‘price, cost; value, worth’ (价格, 评价, 物价); read jie it is an old colloquial suffix particle (震天价响).
A way to remember it
‘Price / value’: 价格 (price), 价值 (value), 评价 (appraise).