原价

原價

yuánjià

noun #30,524

Meanings

1 original price
2 list price
3 regular (non-discounted) price

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

原价太贵了，等打折再买。

Yuánjià tài guì le, děng dǎzhé zài mǎi.

The original price is too expensive; I'll wait for a sale.

HSK 6

这件衣服原价五百元，现在打五折。

Zhè jiàn yīfu yuánjià wǔbǎi yuán, xiànzài dǎ wǔ zhé.

This dress originally cost 500 yuan; it's now 50% off.

Tips

usage

Standard retail/e-commerce vocabulary, often paired with 现价 (current/sale price), 折扣价 (discounted price), and 打折 (to discount). On Taobao/JD listings you'll see 原价 with a strikethrough next to the actual sale price.

memory

原 (original) + 价 (price) - straightforward calque. Compare 售价 (selling price), 标价 (marked/listed price), 成本价 (cost price).

Stroke Order

原 yuán

价 jià