加价

加價

jiājià

verb #30,877

Meanings

1 to raise the price
2 to mark up
3 (of buyer) to bid higher

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Examples

热销车型经销商往往会加价销售。

Rèxiāo chēxíng jīngxiāoshāng wǎngwǎng huì jiājià xiāoshòu.

Dealers often sell hot-selling car models at a markup.

他出价不够，只能再加价。

Tā chūjià bú gòu, zhǐ néng zài jiājià.

His bid wasn't enough; he had to bid higher.

原料成本上升迫使工厂加价。

Yuánliào chéngběn shàngshēng pòshǐ gōngchǎng jiājià.

Rising material costs forced the factory to raise its prices.

Tips

usage

加价 covers both seller-side ('mark up') and buyer-side ('bid higher') price increases. It's the everyday news word for dealer markups (经销商加价) on hot products. Compare 涨价 (zhǎngjià, prices rise generally) — 涨价 describes the market, 加价 describes someone's deliberate action.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

价 jià