代价

代價

dàijià

noun HSK 6 #1,752

Meanings

HSK 4

成功是有代价的。

Chénggōng shì yǒu dàijià de.

Success comes at a price.

HSK 5

他付出了巨大的代价。

Tā fùchū le jùdà de dàijià.

He paid an enormous price.

HSK 5

不要以健康为代价去赚钱。

Búyào yǐ jiànkāng wéi dàijià qù zhuànqián.

Don't earn money at the expense of your health.

usage

代价 usually refers to an abstract cost or sacrifice, not a monetary price tag. For the price of goods, use 价格.

grammar

Common patterns: 付出代价 (pay the price), 以...为代价 (at the cost of...), 不惜代价 (at any cost).

代 dài

价 jià