廉 lián
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
廉价
liánjià
cheap; low-cost; inexpensive
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
- 廉价劳动力曾经吸引大量投资，但这种优势正在迅速减弱。 Liánjià láodònglì céngjīng xīyǐn dàliàng tóuzī, dàn zhè zhǒng yōushì zhèngzài xùnsù jiǎnruò. Cheap labour once attracted large amounts of investment, but that advantage is rapidly weakening.
- 这件外套很廉价，但是穿起来很舒服。 Zhè jiàn wàitào hěn liánjià, dànshì chuān qǐlai hěn shūfu. This jacket is cheap, but it is comfortable to wear.
- 他买了一把廉价的雨伞，结果一阵风就吹坏了。 Tā mǎi le yì bǎ liánjià de yǔsǎn, jiéguǒ yí zhèn fēng jiù chuīhuài le. He bought a cheap umbrella, and a single gust of wind broke it.
Related words
- 廉洁 liánjié honest and clean; incorruptible
- 廉正 liánzhèng honest and upright; incorruptible
- 物美价廉 wùměijiàlián good and inexpensive; good value for money
- 价格 jiàgé price
- 价钱 jiàqián price
- 价值 jiàzhí value; to be worth
- 票价 piàojià ticket price
- 评价 píngjià review; evaluation
- 高价 gāojià high price
- 降价 jiàngjià to cut the price
- 特价 tèjià special offer price
- 代价 dàijià cost; price paid