白菜价

白菜價
báicàijià
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 dirt-cheap price
  2. 2 rock-bottom price

Examples

HSK 1
Zhè jiā diàn de shuǐguǒ dōu shì báicàijià.
The fruit at this shop is all dirt cheap.
HSK 6
Xīn shǒujī yí shàngshì, lǎo xínghào jiù jiàngdào le báicàijià.
As soon as the new phone came out, the old model dropped to a rock-bottom price.

Tips

culture
Napa cabbage, 白菜, was the cheapest vegetable of the northern winter and was bought by the cartload, so 白菜价 means 'as cheap as cabbage'. Online shoppers use it for deals and price crashes.

Stroke Order

白 bái
菜 cài
价 jià