贱 jiàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
贱
jiàn
cheap; lowly; base
Character
Example phrases
- 那些商贩故意把收购价压得很贱，农民几乎没有议价空间。 Nàxiē shāngfàn gùyì bǎ shōugòujià yā de hěn jiàn, nóngmín jīhū méiyǒu yìjià kōngjiān. Those traders deliberately pushed the purchase price very low, leaving the farmers with almost no room to bargain.
- 这些水果今天卖得很贱，一斤才几块钱。 Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ jīntiān mài de hěn jiàn, yì jīn cái jǐ kuài qián. These fruits are selling very cheap today, only a few yuan per jin.
- 过去有人把穷人看得很贱，这种想法早就过时了。 Guòqù yǒu rén bǎ qióngrén kàn de hěn jiàn, zhè zhǒng xiǎngfǎ zǎo jiù guòshí le. In the past some people looked down on the poor as lowly, but that idea went out of date long ago.
Related words
- 廉价 liánjià cheap; low-cost; inexpensive
- 价位 jiàwèi price level; price range
- 平价 píngjià affordable price; fair or controlled pricing; to stabilise prices
- 老字号 lǎozìhao old-established shop or brand
- 名贵 míngguì precious; rare and valuable
- 开张 kāizhāng to open for business
- 奢侈 shēchǐ luxurious; extravagant
- 商贩 shāngfàn vendor; trader
- 零售 língshòu to retail; retail
- 集市 jíshì market; fair; bazaar
- 批发 pīfā to wholesale; wholesale
- 连锁 liánsuǒ chain; linked; chain reaction