平价

平價

píngjià

noun HSK 7-9 #46,341

Meanings

这家店卖平价商品，很受欢迎。

Zhèjiā diàn mài píngjià shāngpǐn, hěn shòu huānyíng.

This shop sells affordable goods and is very popular.

政府推出了一批平价住房。

Zhèngfǔ tuīchū le yī pī píngjià zhùfáng.

The government launched a batch of affordable housing.

消费者越来越喜欢平价品牌。

Xiāofèizhě yuèláiyuè xǐhuān píngjià pǐnpái.

Consumers are increasingly fond of affordable brands.

memory

平 (level/fair) + 价 (price) = a fair/level price, i.e. affordable.

usage

Often used attributively: 平价商品 (affordable products), 平价药店 (discount pharmacy). In economics, 平价 can also mean 'parity' (e.g., exchange rate parity).

平 píng

价 jià