议价 (yìjià): to bargain

Meanings

1 to bargain
2 to negotiate a price
3 to haggle

Characters

议

yì

to discuss / negotiate

价

jià

price

Examples

在市场买东西可以议价。

Zài shìchǎng mǎi dōngxi kěyǐ yìjià.

You can haggle when shopping at the market.

这个价格不议价。

Zhège jiàgé bù yìjià.

This price is not negotiable.

Tips

usage

议价 is the formal register for bargaining (议 'discuss' + 价 'price'). In everyday speech you hear 讲价 (jiǎngjià) or 砍价 (kǎnjià, literally 'chop the price'). 议价 is common in taxi/tourist contexts, real estate, and wholesale B2B deals.