价廉物美

價廉物美
jiàlián-wùměi
idiom #41,649

Meanings

  1. 1 low price and high quality
  2. 2 good value for money
  3. 3 cheap and good

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn de dōngxi jiàlián-wùměi, hěn shòu huānyíng.
This little shop's goods are cheap and good, so it's very popular.
HSK 3
Gùkè dōu xǐhuan jiàlián-wùměi de shāngpǐn.
Customers all like products that are good value for money.

Tips

history
Attested in the Qing-dynasty 《近十年之怪现状》 ch. 10: 久仰贵局的价廉物美,所以特来求教 - a customer choosing a printer on the grounds that the shop was known for cheap, quality work.
usage
A staple of advertising copy and customer reviews. = cheap (价廉), = fine (物美) - the structure is parallel [noun]+[adj]. Synonym 物美价廉 is equally common; order can swap without changing meaning.

Stroke Order

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