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讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià · tao jia huan jia

Traditional 討價還價

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to haggle over price
  2. to bargain
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The art of haggling

  1. Leon

    在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)买(mǎi)东西(dōngxi)，可以(kěyǐ)讨价还价(tǎojiàhuánjià)吗(ma)？

    Can you haggle when you buy things here?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)。你(nǐ)先(xiān)问(wèn)价钱(jiàqian)，再(zài)说(shuō)便宜(piányi)点儿(diǎnr)。

    Of course. Ask the price first, then say a bit cheaper.

  3. Leon

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？便宜(piányi)点儿(diǎnr)吧(ba)。

    Boss, how much is this? A bit cheaper, please.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)八十(bāshí)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)四十(sìshí)。别(bié)怕(pà)讨价还价(tǎojiàhuánjià)。

    He says eighty. You say forty. Do not be afraid to haggle.

  5. Leon

    老板(lǎobǎn)，四十(sìshí)块(kuài)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    Boss, forty, okay?

  6. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)行(xíng)！你(nǐ)讨价还价(tǎojiàhuánjià)真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)！

    He said yes! You haggle so well!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)市(shì)场(chǎng)上(shàng)跟(gēn)摊(tān)主(zhǔ)讨(tǎo)价(jià)还(huán)价(jià)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)。

She haggled with the vendor at the market for quite a while.

02

买(mǎi)二(èr)手(shǒu)车(chē)时(shí)，讨(tǎo)价(jià)还(huán)价(jià)是(shì)很(hěn)正(zhèng)常(cháng)的(de)。

When buying a used car, bargaining is very normal.

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