便宜

piányi

adjective HSK 2 #2,711

Meanings

1 cheap
2 inexpensive

Characters

suitable; appropriate

Examples

这个东西很便宜。

Zhège dōngxi hěn piányi.

This thing is very cheap.

能不能便宜一点？

Néng bu néng piányi yìdiǎn?

Can you make it a bit cheaper?

便宜没好货。

Piányi méi hǎo huò.

Cheap goods are no good. (proverb)

Tips

mistakes

便宜 is pronounced piányi, NOT biànyí. The character 便 has two readings depending on the word.

culture

能不能便宜一点？ is the classic bargaining phrase. Haggling is common in Chinese markets.

Stroke Order

便 biàn

宜 yí