价廉物美

價廉物美
jiàliánwùměi
idiom #41,649

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn de dōngxi jiàliánwùměi, hěn shòu huānyíng.
This little shop's goods are cheap and good, so it's very popular.
Gùkè dōu xǐhuan jiàliánwùměi de shāngpǐn.
Customers all like products that are good value for money.

Tips

history
Attested in Qing-dynasty 《现状第十: 久仰价廉物美所以 — 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 (), = fine () — 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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