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廉价

lián jià · lian jia

Traditional 廉價

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. cheaply-priced; low-cost
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The five-yuan phone case

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，这个(zhège)手机壳(shǒujīké)只(zhǐ)要(yào)五(wǔ)块(kuài)钱(qián)！

    Look, this phone case costs only five yuan!

  2. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)廉价(liánjià)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，会(huì)不(bù)会(huì)马上(mǎshàng)坏(huài)？

    Something this cheap, will it break soon?

  3. Dengdeng

    廉价(liánjià)的(de)东西(dōngxi)也(yě)有(yǒu)好用(hǎoyòng)的(de)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)试试(shìshì)。

    Cheap things can be good too. Buy one first and try it.

  4. Liangliang

    用(yòng)了(le)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)，它(tā)还是(háishi)好好的(hǎohǎode)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)买(mǎi)了(le)三个(sāngè)！

    After a week it is still fine, so I bought three more!

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)娱(yú)乐(lè)像(xiàng)阅(yuè)读(dú)这(zhè)般(bān)廉(lián)价(jià)，也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)愉(yú)悦(yuè)像(xiàng)阅(yuè)读(dú)这(zhè)般(bān)持(chí)久(jiǔ)。

No hobby is as cheap as reading, nor provides such long lasting enjoyment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)无(wú)法(fǎ)用(yòng)廉(lián)价(jià)的(de)肉(ròu)煮(zhǔ)出(chū)美(měi)味(wèi)的(de)汤(tāng)。

You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by kevlar67 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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