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便宜
piányi
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- 便宜
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- 便宜
1 · adjective
Costing relatively little money.
价格较低的。
A low price does not establish quality; 宜 is commonly neutral-toned here.
This notebook is cheap, but I only need one.
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这本笔记本很便宜，但我只需要一本。
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Learn 便宜 with its example phrase. Mandarin citation form: piányi.
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2 · adjective
Costing relatively little money.
价格比较低。
Read this sense as piányi, with a neutral second syllable. It describes price, not quality; 比……便宜 expresses a comparison.
Apples at this shop are cheaper than they were yesterday.
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这家店的苹果比昨天便宜。
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I'd like to buy a slightly cheaper umbrella.
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我想买一把便宜一点的伞。
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Mandarin reading: piányi.
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