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便宜
piányi
1.
small advantages
2.
to let sb off lightly
3.
cheap
4.
inexpensive
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 4%
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Compound Words (3)
Example Sentences (10)
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
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这个笔记本电脑我去年买的时候要五千块左右，现在便宜多了。
Zhège bǐjìběn diànnǎo wǒ qùnián mǎi de shíhou yào wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu, xiànzài piányi duō le.
When I bought this laptop last year, it cost around five thousand yuan. It's much cheaper now.
Text 4
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
买过一次，这儿的东西还可以，就是不便宜。
Mǎi guo yí cì, zhèr de dōngxi hái kěyǐ, jiùshì bù piányi.
I bought once; the stuff here is okay, just not cheap.
Text 4
好呀，这家超市的蛋糕又便宜又好吃，一块只要2.99元。
Hǎo ya, zhè jiā chāoshì de dàngāo yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, yí kuài zhǐ yào 2.99 yuán.
Sure, the cakes at this supermarket are cheap and delicious; one piece is only 2.99 yuan.
Text 3
有的时候，质量很好的东西也会很便宜。
Yǒu de shíhou, zhìliàng hěn hǎo de dōngxi yě huì hěn piányi.
Sometimes, high-quality things can also be very cheap.
Text 5
您看这个沙发怎么样？现在正在打折，比平时便宜了一千块。
Nín kàn zhège shāfā zěnme yàng? Xiànzài zhèngzài dǎzhé, bǐ píngshí piányi le yì qiān kuài.
What do you think of this sofa? It's on sale now, 1,000 yuan cheaper than usual.
Text 1
网上购物能够受到人们的喜爱，原因主要有两个：首先，网上的东西很多，而且比去商店买便宜，这是吸引人们购买的主要原因。
Wǎng shàng gòu wù néng gòu shòu dào rén men de xǐ ài, yuán yīn zhǔ yào yǒu liǎng gè: shǒu xiān, wǎng shàng de dōng xi hěn duō, ér qiě bǐ qù shāng diàn mǎi pián yi, zhè shì xī yǐn rén men gòu mǎi de zhǔ yào yuán yīn.
Online shopping is popular with people for two main reasons: First, there are many items online, and they are cheaper than buying in stores; this is the main reason that attracts people to buy.
Text 5
例如，春天来了，冬天的衣服就会打折，质量很好，还很便宜，花很少的钱就可以买到。
Lìrú, chūntiān lái le, dōngtiān de yīfu jiù huì dǎzhé, zhìliàng hěn hǎo, hái hěn piányi, huā hěn shǎo de qián jiù kěyǐ mǎi dào.
For example, when spring comes, winter clothes go on sale. The quality is very good, and they are very cheap. You can buy them with very little money.
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