代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
代价
dàijià
cost; price paid
Characters in this word
价 jià
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 代价很高。 Dàijià hěn gāo. The cost is very high.
- 他付出代价。 Tā fùchū dàijià. He pays the price.
- 成功有代价。 Chénggōng yǒu dàijià. Success has a price.
Related words
- 代 dài generation; age
- 代表 dàibiǎo representative; to represent
- 代表团 dàibiǎotuán delegation
- 古代 gǔdài ancient times
- 年代 niándài era; period of years
- 时代 shídài era; age
- 现代 xiàndài modern
- 代替 dàitì to replace
- 近代 jìndài modern times
- 替代 tìdài to replace
- 代理 dàilǐ to act for; agent
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary