Writing
讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià) — how to say "to bargain" in Chinese
讨价
还价
To bargain
Character composition
讨
to ask
价
price
还
to return
价
price
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
讨价还价半天
tǎo jià huán jià bàn tiān
bargain for a long time
喜欢讨价还价
xǐ huān tǎo jià huán jià
like to bargain
Examples
在传统的市场里，顾客和卖家经常需要讨价还价，最后才能确定一个双方都满意的价格。
In traditional markets, customers and sellers often need to bargain before settling on a price satisfactory to both parties.
我喜欢讨价还价。
I like to bargain.
Frequently asked questions
How to bargain in Chinese?
"to bargain" in Chinese is 讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià).
讨价还价 meaning in English
讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià) means "To bargain".
How is 讨价还价 pronounced?
It is pronounced tǎo jià huán jià (written as tao jia huan jia, taojiahuanjia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to bargain" in Chinese characters?
It is written 讨价还价: 讨 has 5 strokes, 价 has 6 strokes, 还 has 7 strokes, 价 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 讨价还价?
讨价还价 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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