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开价

kāi jià · kai jia

Traditional 開價

Meaning

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  1. to quote a price
  2. seller's first offer
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The seller quoted wrong

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)小灯笼(xiǎodēnglóng)，老板(lǎobǎn)开价(kāijià)多少(duōshao)？

    How much does the owner ask for this little lantern?

  2. Dengdeng

    开价(kāijià)八十(bāshí)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)。

    He quoted eighty. I said it was too expensive.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)还价(huánjià)多少(duōshao)？

    How much did you offer back?

  4. Dengdeng

    二十块(èrshíkuài)。老板(lǎobǎn)笑(xiào)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)你(nǐ)还价(huánjià)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)开价(kāijià)还(hái)狠(hěn)。

    Twenty. The owner laughed. He said my offer was harsher than his price.

  5. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)买(mǎi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you buy it in the end?

  6. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)，四十块(sìshíkuài)买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)，老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)他(tā)开价(kāijià)开错(kāicuò)了(le)。

    Yes. Forty yuan for two. The owner said he had quoted wrong.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)开(kāi)价(jià)太(tài)高(gāo)，没(méi)人(rén)愿(yuàn)意(yì)买(mǎi)。

He quoted too high a price, so no one was willing to buy.

02

卖(mài)家(jiā)开(kāi)价(jià)一(yì)千(qiān)元(yuán)，我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)在(zài)商(shāng)量(liang)。

The seller quoted a price of one thousand yuan, and we are still discussing it.

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