价 (jià) - price & value

价Tone 4

jià ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 亻

嘉健

价 · jià

price;

value;

worth;

valence (chemistry);

used as a suffix in some words.

pricevalueworth

Usage highlights

pricevalueevaluatebargainmarket pricewholesale price

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The price of this book is reasonable (价格合理).
  • This antique has great value (价值很高).
  • He is evaluating the worth (估价) of the property.
  • Hydrogen has a valence of 1 (价数为1).

Collocations

  • price(价格)
  • value(价值)
  • evaluate(估价)
  • bargain(讨价还价)
  • market price(市价)
  • wholesale price(批发价)

Idioms

  • Bargaining back and forth(讨价还价)
  • Worth a thousand pieces of gold(价值连城)
  • No fixed price(无价之宝)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese business culture, '价' is fundamental to commerce and negotiation.
  • The concept of '价值' (value) extends beyond monetary worth to include moral and cultural significance.
  • In chemistry contexts, '价' refers to valence, showing the character's scientific adaptation.

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