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讨价还价 — “To bargain”

讨价还价 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bargain”. To haggle over prices or terms; to negotiate. Literally, “Ask for price, counter price”.

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讨价还价 Pronunciation and Pinyin

讨价还价 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
讨
tǎo5demand, ask for, or condemn
价
jià6price; value
还
huán8still, also, return, repay
价
jià6price; value

Example Sentence with 讨价还价

在旧货市场买东西时,人们常常喜欢讨价还价。
When buying things at a flea market, people often like to bargain and haggle.

Idioms Related to 讨价还价

Synonyms of 讨价还价

  • jīn斤jīn斤jì计jiào较haggle over every trifle

Antonyms of 讨价还价

  • sān三yán言liǎng两yǔ语in a few words
  • kuān宽hóng宏dà大liàng量magnanimous and tolerant

More idioms starting with 讨

  • tǎo讨è恶jiǎn剪bào暴fight evil, eliminate violence
  • tǎo讨è恶jiǎn翦bào暴suppress evil and curb violence
  • tǎo讨shì是xún寻fēi非stir up trouble and find fault
  • tǎo讨liú流sù溯yuán源trace to the source
  • tǎo讨lèi类zhī知yuán原infer origin by analogy
  • tǎo讨nì逆chú除bào暴suppress rebels and eliminate tyrants

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Questions about 讨价还价

What does 讨价还价 mean?

讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bargain”.

How do you pronounce 讨价还价?

讨价还价 is pronounced tǎo jià huán jià in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 讨价还价 literally mean?

Literally, 讨价还价 means “Ask for price, counter price”. It is used to mean “to bargain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 讨价还价?

讨:索取。买卖东西,卖主要价高,买主给价低,双方要反复争议。也比喻在进行谈判时反复争议,或接受任务时讲条件。

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    tǎo讨jià价huán还jià价
    bargain/barter with somebody for something

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