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tǎo 讨 jià 价 huán 还 jià 价

讨价还价 tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle; to bargain

Literally: ask price return price

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Ming dynasty fiction.

How to use it

Predicate; neutral. Often 跟老板讨价还价.

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  1. 在这个市场买东西可以讨价还价。
    Zài zhège shìchǎng mǎi dōngxi kěyǐ tǎo jià huán jià.
    You can haggle when buying things at this market.
    at this market buy things can ask price return price
  2. 妈妈跟老板讨价还价，最后便宜了二十块。
    Māma gēn lǎobǎn tǎo jià huán jià, zuìhòu piányi le èrshí kuài.
    Mum haggled with the shopkeeper and in the end got twenty yuan off.
    mother with boss ask price return price, finally cheap (particle) twenty yuan

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