讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

  • Meaning

    Literal

    -

    Usage

    To haggle over an item's price; to bargain (over an item, an arrangement, etc)

  • Connotation

    Neutral

  • Usage Examples

    他正在跟那个商人讨价还价 | Tā zhèngzài gēn nàgè shāngrén tǎojiàhuánjià
    He's currently haggling with that businessman
    [Source]

    经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议 | Jīngguò yī fān jiānnán de tǎojiàhuánjià, wǒmen dáchéng le xiéyì
    After difficult bargaining, we reached an agreement
    [Source]

  • Equivalents

    English

    To haggle

    To bargain

    Chinese

    None

  • Entry Notes

    This is an HSK chengyu

  • Origin

    《古今小说》(Gǔ Jīn Xiǎo Shuō), a collection of novellas by Míng Dynasty (明, 1368 - 1644) author 冯梦龙 (Féng Mèng Lóng). The work was written in 白话 (bái huà, or the common vernacular) as opposed to the classical Chinese that was standard for written works at the time, and it is known in English as "Stories Old and New" or "Stories to Enlighten the World"

  • Story

    This chengyu is a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

  • Citations and Helpful Resources

    • 汉语成语小词典 (hànyǔ chéngyǔ xiǎo cídiǎn)
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    • 汉语大词典 (hànyǔ dà cídiǎn)
    • ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary
    • Pleco Basic Chinese-English Dictionary
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