提价

提價

tíjià

verb #30,426

Meanings

1 to raise the price
2 to increase the price

Characters

to lift; to raise

Examples

原材料涨价，工厂被迫提价。

Yuáncáiliào zhǎngjià, gōngchǎng bèi pò tíjià.

Raw materials got pricier, so the factory was forced to raise prices.

这家店上个月又提价了。

Zhè jiā diàn shàng gè yuè yòu tíjià le.

This shop raised prices again last month.

公司决定不提价以保持竞争力。

Gōngsī juédìng bù tíjià yǐ bǎochí jìngzhēnglì.

The company decided not to raise prices in order to stay competitive.

Tips

usage

提价 = supplier-side price increase. Antonym: 降价 (jiàngjià, lower the price). Don't confuse with 涨价 (zhǎngjià), which describes prices rising (often used from the buyer's perspective, with no agent specified). 提价 takes a deliberate subject; 涨价 doesn't.

Stroke Order

提 tí

价 jià